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
Published Feb 24, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2015
- 2015
- 2015
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00503) | 40.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 39.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 32.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues x_refsource_CONFIRMTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84213 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035097 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues | x_refsource_CONFIRMTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-03 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-08 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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