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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00015.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Altera Quartus Prime Pro unaffected
Version Status Constraints
24.1 affected ≤ 24.3.1

Configuration 1 [-]

AND
cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0004 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Intel
Intel quartus Prime
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Intel
Intel quartus Prime
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Quartus Prime Pro Edition Installer Advisory
First Time appeared Altera
Altera quartus Prime Pro
Weaknesses CWE-427
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:altera:quartus_prime_pro:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Altera
Altera quartus Prime Pro
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Altera

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-06T21:26:20.926Z

Reserved: 2025-12-12T16:35:21.755Z

Link: CVE-2025-14596

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T21:26:13.176Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-07T02:02:59.543

Modified: 2026-01-12T15:16:51.687

Link: CVE-2025-14596

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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