Untrusted search path in Inno Setup - CVE-2019-6173

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Untrusted search path in Inno Setup - CVE-2019-6173

Published: January 16, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24354
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6173
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Lenovo
Affected software:
Inno Setup

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to untrusted search path. A remote administrator can escalate privileges in some Lenovo installation packages during installation.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-6173

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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