---
id: CVE-2025-12418
title: >-
  Potential Denial of Service issue in all supported versions of Revenera
  InstallShield version 2025 R1, 2024 R2, 2023 R2, and prior
summary: >-
  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 w…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-59
published: '2025-11-07'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12418'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://community.revenera.com/s/article/CVE-2025-12418-Potential-Unintended-File-Deletion-Issue-Caused-by-InstallShield-Suite-Uninstallation-Process
    label: PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00151
epssPercentile: 0.03741
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.983Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.