CVE-2017-6894

A vulnerability exists in FlexNet Manager Suite releases 2015 R2 SP3 and earlier (including FlexNet Manager Platform 9.2 and earlier) that affects the inventory gathering components and can be exploited by local users to perform certain actions with elevated privileges on the local system.

Published: 2023-03-29 Last update: 2025-02-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-6894 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6894

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-17 0.08% 0.04% -0.04%
2 2026-03-31 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2023-03-30 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-6894

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-6894

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-6894

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
flexera flexnet_manager <= 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
flexera flexnet_manager_suite_2015 cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_manager_suite_2015:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
flexera flexnet_manager_suite_2015 r2 cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_manager_suite_2015:r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
flexera flexnet_manager_suite_2015 r2 cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_manager_suite_2015:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
flexera flexnet_manager_suite_2015 r2 cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_manager_suite_2015:r2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
flexera flexnet_manager_suite_2015 r2 cpe:2.3:a:flexera:flexnet_manager_suite_2015:r2:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-6894

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