CVE-2025-12418

MEDIUM EPSS 3.4%

Published Nov 7, 20257mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

5.6 CVSS 4.0

Medium

Published Nov 7, 2025 7mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

5.6

Exploitability

—

Impact

—

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

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction A

Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

3.4% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-59

References 1

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

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.