CVE-2019-25268

NREL BEopt 2.8.0.0 contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to load arbitrary libraries by tricking users into opening application files from remote shares. Attackers can exploit insecure library loading of sdl2.dll and libegl.dll by placing malicious libraries on WebDAV or SMB shares to execute unauthorized code.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019030108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158065
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152043
https://web.archive.org/web/20190915095657/https://beopt.nrel.gov/
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5513.php

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-08 00:15

Updated : 2026-01-08 18:08

NVD link : CVE-2019-25268

Mitre link : CVE-2019-25268

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-25268

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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