CVE-2016-4560
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere allows local users to gain...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-4560- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-4560- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5547 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5547- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fcq-c3hp-hc58
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere allows local users to gain...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4fcq-c3hp-hc58- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-4560 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Flexerasoftware Installanywhere, published July 2, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/90979
flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/INFO/Best-Practices-to-Avoid-Windows-Setup-Launcher-Executable-Issues
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985483
securitytracker.com/id/1036478
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4560
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fcq-c3hp-hc58