CVE-2021-41526

2023-03-2900:00:00

flexera

www.cve.org

cve-2021-41526

privilege escalation

repair invocation

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

A vulnerability has been reported in the windows installer (MSI) built with InstallScript custom action. This vulnerability may allow privilege escalation when invoked ‘repair’ of the MSI which has an InstallScript custom action.

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Apr/24

community.flexera.com/t5/InstallShield-Knowledge-Base/CVE-2021-41526-Privilege-escalation-vulnerability-during-MSI/ta-p/218137/jump-to/first-unread-message

github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0011/MNDT-2021-0011.md