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…

EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th 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.