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CVE-2025-14405

MEDIUM
6.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.8
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorPHYSICAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published12/23/2025
Last Modified1/15/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

pdfsam:enhanced

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427

References

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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