CVE-2025-14575 (GCVE-0-2025-14575)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-19 13:01
Modified
2026-07-29 08:58
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EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Summary
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.
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