CVE-2025-14599

Severity CVSS v4.0:

MEDIUM

Type:

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Publication date:

07/01/2026

Last modified:

12/01/2026

Description

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Standard Installer (SFX) on Windows, Altera Quartus Prime Lite Installer (SFX) on Windows allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects Quartus Prime Standard: from 23.1 through 24.1; Quartus Prime Lite: from 23.1 through 24.1.

Impact

Vector 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 CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.40 MEDIUM
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

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Attack Requirements (AT): Present
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Active
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): High
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

5.40

Severity 4.0

MEDIUM

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.70 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

6.70

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:::::lite:::*	23.1 (including)	25.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:::::standard:::*	23.1 (including)	25.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0005