CVE-2025-14596 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-14596: Quartus Prime Pro Edition Installer Advisory

Vendor Altera
Product Quartus Prime Pro
Weakness CWE-427
Published January 6, 2026
Last update January 6, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 6, 2026 CVE published
January 6, 2026 Record updated