CVE-2024-7562 Privilege escalation in InstallShield
Attackers can escalate privileges when using InstallShield standalone MSI setups with multiple InstallScript custom actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-7562?
CVE-2024-7562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Revenera InstallShield, published on 12 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A potential elevated privilege issue has been reported with InstallShield built Standalone MSI setups having multiple InstallScript custom actions configured. All supported versions (InstallShield 2023 R2, InstallShield 2022 R2 and InstallShield 2021 R2) are affected by this issue.
Weakness: CWE-379
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7562?
How do I fix CVE-2024-7562?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-7562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6mwp-44r4-pwrq.