CVE-2016-2542

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 24, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-2542: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix