CVE-2025-14575
📛 CVE Title
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Qt Network OpenSSL TLS backend allows rogue CA certificate loading
Description
An 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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- TQtC
- CVSS severity
- LOW
- CVSS score
- 1.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
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- Effective score
- 1.8 / 10 LOW source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-427 - Reserved
- 2025-12-12
- Published
- 2026-05-19 13:01 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-19 14:11 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/14xxx/CVE-2025-14575.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-14575 — CVE-2025-14575
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-19 14:16:27 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-19 14:46:56 UTC
- EPSS score
- 0.0001 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 1.23% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 00:30 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-209891 - Assigner
- TQtC
- Published
- May 19, 2026, 1:01:33 PM
- Updated
- May 19, 2026, 2:11:40 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
1.8 / 10
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 - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0100
- Vendors
- The Qt Company
- Products
-
Qt (5.0.0 ≤5.15.19)Qt (6.6.0 ≤6.8.3)Qt (6.9.0 ≤6.9.1)Qt (6.0.0 ≤6.5.9)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-f8w9-p7h4-f9jm
ENISA description: An 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.
EUVD references (1)
Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC
Microsoft's vendor-authoritative record from the Security Update Guide — its own CVSS score, impact, severity rating, exploit assessment, and KB-article fixes. Refreshed 2026-07-28 03:00 UTC (source: CVRF).
- MS severity
- Low
- Release
- 2026-May
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Qt Company | Qt |
5.0.0 (affected),
6.0.0 (affected),
6.6.0 (affected),
6.9.0 (affected)
|
Linux, Unix |
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
Web references (5)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- MSRC update guide: CVE-2025-14575 msrc
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/642967 tenable:codereview.qt-project.org
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14575 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14575 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/642967 a59d8014-47c4-4630-ab43-e1b13cbe58e3
Remediations (15)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
web:app.opencve.io
Remediation No vendor fix or workaround currently provided. OpenCVE Recommended Actions Upgrade the Qt framework to a version that resolves the uncontrolled search path element in qtbase's OpenSSL TLS backend.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:docs.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) April 2025 for Oracle Java SE Services: Java Management Release Date: April 15, 2025
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:msrc.microsoft.com
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:support.esri.com
This security patch addresses multiple security vulnerabilities found in ArcGIS Server. Esri recommends that all customers using ArcGIS Server 11.5, 11.4, 11.3, 11.1 and 10.9.1 apply this patch .
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:threatprotect.qualys.com
This Critical Patch Update for Oracle Communications Applications received 42 security patches. Out of these, 35 vulnerabilities can be exploited over a network without user credentials. CVE -2024-52046, CVE - 2025 -24813, and CVE -2024-40896 in different Oracle Communications Applications products have critical severity ratings.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:www.crowdstrike.com
Microsoft has released security updates for 121 vulnerabilities, including one actively exploited zero-day and 11 critical, in its April 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
Oracle on Tuesday announced the release of 481 new security patches as part of its April 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU). Across the 28 product families that received security updates, more than 300 patches address vulnerabilities that are remotely exploitable without authentication.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:www.tenable.com
On October 21, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2025 , the fourth and final quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 170 unique CVEs in 374 security updates across 29 Oracle product families.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
Oracle released its second quarterly edition of this year's Critical Patch Update. The update received patches for 309 security vulnerabilities.
2026-05-26 02:56 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Oracle released its July 2025 Critical Patch Update on July 15, addressing 309 security vulnerabilities across its extensive product portfolio.
2026-05-26 02:56 UTC -
web:securitricks.com
CVE CVE-2025-14575 - Score : 1.8 - Source : a59d8014-47c4-4630-ab43-e1b13cbe58e3 - Description : An 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. - Tags ...
2026-05-26 02:56 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Critical Security Patch Updates Critical Security Patch Updates provide security patches for supported Oracle on-premises products. A Critical Security Patch Update provides targeted, high-priority security fixes in a smaller, more focused format, making them easier to apply with minimal disruption.
2026-05-26 02:56 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft has released a temporary mitigation for YellowKey, a Windows zero-day that can reportedly bypass BitLocker protections.
2026-05-26 02:56 UTC
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