Vulnerability in Flexera Installshield
CVE-2016-2542
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallShield through 2015 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Flexera Installshield — versions 2015
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windo… (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2542?
- CVE-2016-2542 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexera Installshield. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2542?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.