What is CVE-2025-14605?

CVE-2025-14605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Pro, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2025-14605?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Pro

CVE-2025-14605

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Pro on Windows (System Console modules) allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects Quartus Prime Pro: from 17.0 through 25.1.1.

EPSS: 0.000 (2.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Altera Quartus Prime Pro — versions 17.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0004

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14605?: CVE-2025-14605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Pro, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-14605?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.