SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-14012

Description

Potential privilege escalation issue in Revenera InstallShield version 2023 R1 running a renamed Setup.exe on Windows. When a local administrator executes a renamed Setup.exe, the MPR.dll may get loaded from an insecure location and can result in a privilege escalation. The issue has been fixed in versions 2023 R2 and later.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Flexera	Installshield	2023

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	flexera	installshield	2023	r1	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	flexera	installshield	2023	r2	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	flexera	installshield	2023	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://community.revenera.com/s/article/CVE-2024-14012-Potential-Privilege-Escalation-in-InstallShield-2023-R1

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: PRESENT
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: ACTIVE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 29, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 29, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com

CVE-2024-14012