CVE-2025-14625

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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ncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Standard on Windows (Nios II Command Shell modules), Altera Quartus Prime Lite on Windows (Nios II Command Shell modules) allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects Quartus Prime Standard: from 19.1 through 24.1; Quartus Prime Lite: from 19.1 through 24.1.

References

Link	Resource
https://community.altera.com/kb/knowledge-base/how-to-mitigate-the-security-vulnerability-in-the-nios%C2%AE-ii-command-shell-utility/350185
https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0005	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:::::lite:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:::::standard:::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 Jan 2026, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://community.altera.com/kb/knowledge-base/how-to-mitigate-the-security-vulnerability-in-the-nios%C2%AE-ii-command-shell-utility/350185 -

12 Jan 2026, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Intel Microsoft windows Intel quartus Prime Microsoft
References	~~() https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0005 -~~	() https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0005 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:::::lite:::* cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:::::standard:::*

07 Jan 2026, 12:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-07 12:16

Updated : 2026-01-28 23:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-14625

Mitre link : CVE-2025-14625

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-14625

JSON object : View

Products Affected

windows

quartus_prime

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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