Link following in Inno Setup - CVE-2019-6196
Published: January 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24355
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6196
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Lenovo
Affected software:
Inno Setup
Inno Setup
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in some Lenovo installation packages. A remote user can perform file operations during file extraction and installation.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6196
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.