CVE-2025-14596 describes an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability (CWE-427) in the Altera Quartus Prime Pro Installer (SFX) on Windows, affecting versions 24.1 through 24.3.1. This flaw allows for Search Order Hijacking, posing a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), exploitation requires local access and user interaction, but can lead to high impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 24.1, < 25.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
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