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CVE-2016-2542

VendorflexeraProductinstallshieldDiscoveredFeb 24, 2016UpdatedMay 6, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.50%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Feb 24, 2016
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 6, 2026