CVE-2026-4869Potential Privilege Escalation in InstallShield
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A potential privilege escalation issue was identified in InstallShield version 2025 R2 and earlier when running compressed Basic MSI setup with Prerequisites from an insecure location. If a local administrator launches a compressed Setup.exe with Prerequisites from an unsecured location, the Prerequisite installers also might load from an unsecured location, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-426
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- flexera
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
Flexera InstallShield flexera:installshield (from the name) | through 2025 R2 | CNA record |
References
- https://community.revenera.com/s/article/CVE-2026-4869-Potential-Privilege-Escalation-in-InstallShield-2025-R2-running-Setup-Prerequisites-from-an-insecure-directory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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