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CVE-2016-2542

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.50%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-02-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-2542
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.50%

Original NVD 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.