CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4560

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere related to an untrusted search path allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable file.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems, potentially leading to privilege escalation and damage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to review and secure search paths and restrict local users' ability to modify application working directories.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS