CVE-2016-2542 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallShield through 2015 SP1, allowing local privilege escalation. An attacker could place a malicious DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable, which would then be loaded and executed. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2015CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:2015:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:2015:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.