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.

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Tue, 19 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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


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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.
Title Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Qt Network OpenSSL TLS backend allows rogue CA certificate loading
Weaknesses CWE-427
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1.8, '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TQtC

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-19T14:11:40.774Z

Reserved: 2025-12-12T12:52:17.628Z

Link: CVE-2025-14575

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Updated: 2026-05-19T14:11:36.237Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-19T14:16:27.120

Modified: 2026-05-19T14:46:56.260

Link: CVE-2025-14575

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Updated: 2026-05-19T14:45:07Z

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