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TI-2016-02290 Aliases CVE-2016-2542GHSA-f59c-93qc-8672

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallShield through 2015 SP1 allows…

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00503 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2015VulnerableFlexera
cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:2015:-:*:*:*:*:*:*2015VulnerableFlexera
cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:2015:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*2015 sp1VulnerableFlexera
  • cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2015 Vulnerable ·Flexera
  • cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:2015:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015 Vulnerable ·Flexera
  • cpe:2.3:a:flexera:installshield:2015:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015 sp1 Vulnerable ·Flexera

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2542
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f59c-93qc-8672

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2023-13525 InstallShield Symlink Vulnerability Affecting Suite Project Setups CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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