InstallShield Symlink Vulnerability Affecting Suite Project Setups

published 2024-01-26 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-32684

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability has been reported in Suite Setups built with versions prior to InstallShield 2023 R2. This vulnerability may allow locally authenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition when handling move operations on local, temporary folders.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Revenera InstallShield 2023 R2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-05-08)

Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

Revenera InstallShield

Classification

Weakness

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

community.flexera.com /t5/InstallShield-Knowledge-Base/CVE-2023-29081-InstallShield-Symlink-Vulnerability-Affecting/ta-p/305052
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-29081
NVD CVE-2023-29081

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Summary