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CVE-2016-2542

🗓️ 24 Feb 2016 03:59:02Reported by GoogleType 
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Privilege escalation in InstallShield through 2015 SP1 via untrusted search path with a Trojan library in the launcher directory.

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04 May 2026 08:13Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00185
untrusted search pathprivilege escalationinstallshieldtrojan librarysetup launcher directory
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