CVE-2026-4869

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

No CVSS.

References

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

Configurations

No configuration.

History

13 Oct 2026, 15:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-13 15:17

Updated : 2026-10-16 16:00

NVD link : CVE-2026-4869

Mitre link : CVE-2026-4869

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4869

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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