CVE-2026-4869

CVSS 5.4 (medium) · published 2026-10-13

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.

Weakness: CWE-426

Source: NVD CVE-2026-4869

References

• https://community.revenera.com/s/article/CVE-2026-4869-Potential-Privilege-Escalation-in-InstallShield-2025-R2-running-Setup-Prerequisites-from-an-insecure-directory

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