Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2025 · Assigned by flexera
CVE-2024-14012Potential Privilege Escalation in Revenera InstallShield 2023 R1
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in InstallShield from Revenera. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Potential privilege escalation issue in Revenera InstallShield version 2023 R1 running a renamed Setup.exe on Windows. When a local administrator executes a renamed Setup.exe, the MPR.dll may get loaded from an insecure location and can result in a privilege escalation. The issue has been fixed in versions 2023 R2 and later.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Revenera | InstallShield | 2023.R1 |
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H