VDB-312435 · CVE-2024-7562 · EUVD-2024-54679

Revenera InstallShield 2021 R2/2022 R2/2023 R2 Standalone MSI Setup temp file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Revenera InstallShield 2021 R2/2022 R2/2023 R2. This affects an unknown part of the component Standalone MSI Setup. Performing a manipulation results in temp file. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-7562. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Revenera InstallShield 2021 R2/2022 R2/2023 R2. This affects an unknown code of the component Standalone MSI Setup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a temp file vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-379. The product creates a temporary file in a directory whose permissions allow unintended actors to determine the file's existence or otherwise access that file. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A potential elevated privilege issue has been reported with InstallShield built Standalone MSI setups having multiple InstallScript custom actions configured. All supported versions (InstallShield 2023 R2, InstallShield 2022 R2 and InstallShield 2021 R2) are affected by this issue.

The weakness was published by Sandro Poppi. It is possible to read the advisory at community.revenera.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-7562 since 08/06/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 305768 (Flexera InstallShield < 2024 R1 Privilege Escalation (CVE-2024-7562)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (305768) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-54679). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Revenera

Name

InstallShield

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Temp file
CWE: CWE-379 / CWE-377
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 305768
Nessus Name: Flexera InstallShield < 2024 R1 Privilege Escalation (CVE-2024-7562)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/06/2024 🔍
06/12/2025 +310 days 🔍
06/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/12/2026 +304 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: community.revenera.com
Researcher: Sandro Poppi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-7562 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7562
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312435
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2025 18:20
Updated: 04/12/2026 17:02
Changes: 06/12/2025 18:20 (65), 06/13/2025 01:10 (1), 06/16/2025 15:25 (1), 04/12/2026 17:02 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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