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CVE-2026-4869 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://community.revenera.com/s/article/CVE-2026-4869-Potential-Privilege-Escalation-in-InstallShield-2025-R2-running-Setup-Prerequisites-from-an-insecure-directory [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-4869
NVD Published Date:
Oct 13, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Oct 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-4869 Details - Not Deferred