CVE-2026-2737 remediation guide
Progress Software Flowmon, flowmon
A vulnerability exists in Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.8 and 13.0.6, whereby an administrator who clicks a malicious link provided by an attacker may inadvertently trigger unintended actions within their authenticated web session.
Identify the affected asset
Confirm whether Progress Software Flowmon, flowmon is installed, record the deployed version and installation path, and identify exposed interfaces.
- Record the product name, package or appliance identifier, and installed version.
- Identify internet-facing, administrative, API, and internal access paths.
- Preserve the pre-change configuration and relevant service logs.
Validate the affected-version match
Compare the deployed version with the affected range: Flowmon 12 versions prior to 12.5.8, Flowmon 13 versions prior to 13.0.6, >= 12.0.0 < 12.5.8, >= 13.0.0 < 13.0.6. Treat incomplete inventory results as unresolved.
Prioritize with independent signals
The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review. Combine this signal with asset criticality, exposure, compensating controls, and business impact.
Apply supported remediation
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path. Current fixed-version status: 12.5.8, 13.0.6. Preserve configuration and rollback material before change.
Verify the result
Confirm the resulting version, service health, authentication and access paths, monitoring coverage, and relevant security logs.
- Confirm the expected version and package state.
- Run a functional health check for critical service paths.
- Review authentication, error, application, and security monitoring logs.
- Reassess exposure if the supported fix cannot be applied.
Operational boundary
This page does not replace the vendor advisory, support contract, change-management process, or recovery plan. Do not infer that an asset is unaffected from an incomplete inventory query or a missing fixed-version field.