PT-2025-45507 · Revenera · Installshield

CVE-2025-12418 · Published 2025-11-07 · Updated 2025-11-08

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

5.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Revenera InstallShield versions 2023 R2 through 2025 R1

Description A potential Denial of Service issue exists in Revenera InstallShield. When a local administrator performs an uninstall, a symbolic link may be followed during the removal of a user-writable configuration directory, potentially leading to a Denial of Service.

Recommendations Install the InstallShield2025R1-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch for version 2025 R1. Install the InstallShield2024R2-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch for version 2024 R2. Install the InstallShield2023R2-CVE-2025-12418-SecurityPatch for version 2023 R2. For versions prior to 2023 R2, apply available hotfixes.

Fix

DoS

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-12418

Affected Products

Installshield

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12418 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1987056525274153021 · Twitter Post
• https://community.revenera.com/s/article/CVE-2025-12418-Potential-Unintended-File-Deletion-Issue-Caused-by-InstallShield-Suite-Uninstallation-Process · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1986910808849232124 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/36814 · Telegram Post