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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2026-4869 EUVD-2026-98744GHSA-g542-fwh7-jvc6

Potential Privilege Escalation in InstallShield

Published Oct 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by flexera

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Flexera InstallShield ≤ 2025 R2 —

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