CVE-2025-12418

Potential Denial of Service issue in all supported versions of Revenera InstallShield version 2025 R1, 2024 R2, 2023 R2, and prior. When e.g., a local administrator performs an uninstall, a symlink may get followed on removal of a user writeable configuration directory and induce a Denial of Service as a result. The issue is resolved through the hotfixes InstallShield2025R1-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch, InstallShield2024R2-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch, and InstallShield2023R2-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch.

VectorLOCAL

Published ByPSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com

Published DateNov 07, 2025, 22:15

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-59

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

5.6

Vector String

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Base Severity

MEDIUM

Version

4.0

Attack Vector (AV)

LOCAL

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

LOW

User Interaction (UI)

ACTIVE

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

Integrity (I)

Availability (A)

References

https://community.revenera.com/s/article/CVE-2025-12418-Potential-Unintended-File-Deletion-Issue-Caused-by-InstallShield-Suite-Uninstallation-Process

Base Score

MEDIUM5.6

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-59

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

5.6

Vector String

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Base Severity

MEDIUM

Version

4.0

Attack Vector (AV)

LOCAL

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

LOW

User Interaction (UI)

ACTIVE

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

Integrity (I)

Availability (A)