NREL BEopt 2.8.0 Insecure Library Loading Arbitrary Code Execution

Advisories

severity: high
date: January 7, 2026
Affecting: BEopt 2.8.0.0, 2.7.0.0, 2.6.0.1
CVE: CVE-2019-25268
CWE: CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSS: 8.6
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: Zero Science Lab Vulnerability Advisory
Packet Storm Security Exploit Entry
CXSecurity Vulnerability Listing
IBM X-Force Vulnerability Exchange
BEopt Product Homepage
Credit: LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
Description: 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.