CVE 6.6 MEDIUM

PDFsam Enhanced Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability_CVE-2025-14405

6.6 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

PDFsam Enhanced Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows phyiscally-present attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PDFsam Enhanced. An attacker must first obtain the ability to mount a malicious drive onto the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27867.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-14405
Source zdi
Published Dec 23, 2025 at 21:21

Affected Product

Vendor PDFsam
Product Enhanced
Version 7.0.76.15222
Affected Versions PDFsam Enhanced 7.0.76.15222

CWE Classification

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