What is CVE-2019-25268?

CVE-2019-25268 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nrel Beopt, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2019-25268?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nrel Beopt

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nrel Beopt — versions 2.8.0.0, 2.7.0.0, 2.6.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (vdb-entry)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-25268?: CVE-2019-25268 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nrel Beopt, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-25268?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.