CVE-2025-14596 (GCVE-0-2025-14596)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-06 21:06 – Updated: 2026-01-06 21:26
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Title
Quartus Prime Pro Edition Installer Advisory
Summary
Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Pro Installer (SFX) on Windows allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects Quartus Prime Pro: from 24.1 through 24.3.1.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
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
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Altera Quartus Prime Pro Affected: 24.1 , ≤ 24.3.1 (custom)
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