Altera Quartus Prime Pro up to 24.3.1 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Altera Quartus Prime Pro up to 24.3.1. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-13668. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Altera Quartus Prime Pro up to 24.3.1. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A potential security vulnerability in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software may allow escalation of privilege.

The advisory is shared at altera.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-13668 since 11/25/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/12/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-202931). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
CNA Vector (Altera): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/25/2025 CVE reserved
12/11/2025 +16 days VulDB entry created
12/12/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: altera.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-13668 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13668
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336069
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 00:37
Updated: 12/12/2025 04:25
Changes: 12/12/2025 00:37 (73), 12/12/2025 04:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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