CVE-2025-14625
Quartus® Prime Standard and Quartus® Prime Lite Security Advisory
Description
Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Standard on Windows (Nios II Command Shell modules), Altera Quartus Prime Lite on Windows (Nios II Command Shell modules) allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects Quartus Prime Standard: from 19.1 through 24.1; Quartus Prime Lite: from 19.1 through 24.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 7, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 7, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
04c0172e-9735-4a9d-a92a-fe01fa863447
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-14625
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 04c0172e-9735-4a9d-a92a-fe01fa863447 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 04c0172e-9735-4a9d-a92a-fe01fa863447 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 04c0172e-9735-4a9d-a92a-fe01fa863447 |
Solution
- Update Altera Quartus Prime Standard to the latest version.
- Update Altera Quartus Prime Lite to the latest version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-14625.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0005 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-14625 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-14625
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by 04c0172e-9735-4a9d-a92a-fe01fa863447
Jan. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera Quartus Prime Standard on Windows (Nios II Command Shell modules), Altera Quartus Prime Lite on Windows (Nios II Command Shell modules) allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects Quartus Prime Standard: from 19.1 through 24.1; Quartus Prime Lite: from 19.1 through 24.1. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-427 Added Reference https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0005