Vulnerability · Published Jan 6, 2026 · Assigned by Altera
CVE-2025-14625Quartus® Prime Standard and Quartus® Prime Lite Security Advisory
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled search path in Quartus Prime Lite from Altera. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Altera | Quartus Prime Standard | 19.1 – through 24.1 |
| Altera | Quartus Prime Lite | 19.1 – through 24.1 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H