5.5

CVE-2023-29081: flexera installshield Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 26-01-2024Last modified 29-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-29081 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in flexera installshield. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Flexera1 product
  • installshield2016 | 2016:sp1 | 2016:sp2 | 2017 | 2017:sp1 | 2018 | 2018:r2 | 2018:sp1 | 2019 | 2019:r2 | 2019:r3 | 2020 | 2020:r2 | 2020:r3 | 2020:r3sp1 | 2021:r1 | 2021:r2 | 2022:r1 | 2022:r2 | 2023:r1
Revenera1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links