CVE-2025-14498 HIGH

CVE-2025-14498: TradingView Desktop Electron Uncontrolled Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Tradingview
Product Desktop
Weakness CWE-427
Published December 23, 2025
Last update December 24, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

TradingView Desktop Electron Uncontrolled Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TradingView Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the Electron framework. The product loads a script file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-27395.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 23, 2025 CVE published
December 24, 2025 Record updated