description: An error when handling certain external commands and services related to the FlexNet Inventory Agent and FlexNet Beacon of the Flexera Software FlexNet Manager Suite 2017 before 2017 R1 and 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1 can be exploited to gain elevated privileges.
problem types: Privilege escalation by locally authenticated users
affected:
{
product: FlexNet Manager Suite
vendor: Flexera Software LLC
versions:
status: affected, version: 2017 prior to 2017 R1
status: affected, version: 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1
}