What is CVE-2023-29081?A medium-severity flaw in Installshield, explained.
CVE-2023-29081 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) in Installshield from Flexera, published on 26 January 2024. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.1%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.
Published 26 January 2024. Record last updated 17 June 2026. We keep this page's data up to date.
What is CVE-2023-29081? In plain terms.
An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.
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.
What kind of flaw is it?
- CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
How an attack on it works
Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.
- Where an attacker can beAlready on the device
- How hard it is to pull offEasy: no special conditions
- Login needed firstAn ordinary user account
- Does someone have to clickNo, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker getsCan take it offline
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is CVE-2023-29081 being exploited? Not that we know of.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.1%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
Timeline
- Published
- Record last updated
CVE-2023-29081 scores 21. Action: Monitor.
We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:
- Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
- How severe it isStrong factor
- How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
- Threat activity around itSmaller factor
85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.
When CVE-2023-29081 matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.
See your own ranked list →Who is affected by CVE-2023-29081? One product.
The published record lists 1 product from 1 vendor. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.
- Application
Installshield
by Flexera
Affected versions20162016-sp12016-sp220172017-sp120182018-r22018-sp120192019-r22019-r320202020-r22020-r3
How do I fix CVE-2023-29081? Four steps.
- Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
- Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the latest update from the vendor. The references list where the vendor has published details.
- If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
- Keep an eye on itTrack the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.
References
1 linkDoes CVE-2023-29081 affect you? We'll keep checking.
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A vulnerability has been reported in Suite Setups built with versions prior to InstallShield 2023 R2. This vulnerability may allow locally authenticated user...
- Matched to
- Installshield on Acme's software list
- What to do
- Plan in the vendor’s update
Sent to the alert recipients Acme chose. Also in the app and to Acme's webhook.
CVE-2023-29081 is a medium-severity flaw in Installshield from Flexera, published on 26 January 2024. An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.
It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2023-29081 is 21 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.1%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
For Installshield from Flexera: 2016, 2016-sp1, 2016-sp2, 2017, 2017-sp1, 2018 and 14 more.
Install the update the vendor names in its advisory. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.