Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2025 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2025-14498TradingView Desktop Electron Uncontrolled Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Desktop from TradingView. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

TradingView Desktop Electron Uncontrolled Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TradingView Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the Electron framework. The product loads a script file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-27395.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
TradingView	Desktop	2.11.0.7073

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-25-1070 x_research-advisory