How severe is CVE-2016-4560?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Flexerasoftware Installanywhere

CVE-2016-4560

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable file.

Published 2016-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.2% 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

Flexerasoftware Installanywhere

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/90979 (vdb-entry)
flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windo… (Exploit)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036478 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4560?: CVE-2016-4560 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexerasoftware Installanywhere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-4560?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.