Qt up to 5.15.19/6.5.9/6.8.3/6.9.1 OpenSSL TLS Backend uncontrolled search path

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Qt up to 5.15.19/6.5.9/6.8.3/6.9.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component OpenSSL TLS Backend. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-14575. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Qt up to 5.15.19/6.5.9/6.8.3/6.9.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OpenSSL TLS Backend. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in the OpenSSL TLS backend of Qt Network (qtbase) in Qt Qt Framework (Unix) allows a local attacker to load a rogue CA certificate as a trusted system authority via a crafted certificate file placed in the application's working directory.

The advisory is shared at codereview.qt-project.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-14575 since 12/12/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 316467 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-14575), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 databases at Tenable (316467) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-209891). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Qt

Version

• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 6.5.0
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4
• 6.5.5
• 6.5.6
• 6.5.7
• 6.5.8
• 6.5.9
• 6.8.0
• 6.8.1
• 6.8.2
• 6.8.3
• 6.9.0
• 6.9.1

License

• open-source

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