Name: CVE-2025-14596: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-14596, CVSS 6.7, EPSS 0.0011

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 5.4 (MEDIUM)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (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)
CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.7
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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