Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Qt Network OpenSSL TLS backend allows rogue CA certificate loading

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-14575
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerTQtC
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-19 14:16:27 UTC
Updated2026-05-19 14:46:56 UTC
DescriptionAn Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in the OpenSSL TLS backend of Qt Network (qtbase) in Qt Qt Framework (Unix) allows a local attacker to load a rogue CA certificate as a trusted system authority via a crafted certificate file placed in the application's working directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.8 LOW from a59d8014-47c4-4630-ab43-e1b13cbe58e3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/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

EPSS: 0.000100000 probability, percentile 0.011550000 (date 2026-05-26)

Problem Types: CWE-427 | CWE-427 CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0a59d8014-47c4-4630-ab43-e1b13cbe58e3Secondary1.8LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS1.8LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA The Qt Company Qt affected 5.0.0 5.15.19 python Linux, Unix
CNA The Qt Company Qt affected 6.0.0 6.5.9 python Linux, Unix
CNA The Qt Company Qt affected 6.6.0 6.8.3 python Linux, Unix
CNA The Qt Company Qt affected 6.9.0 6.9.1 python Linux, Unix

References

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