CVE-2025-13669 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera High Level Synthesis Compiler on Windows allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects High Level Synthesis Compiler: from 19.1 through 24.3.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Altera	High Level Synthesis Compiler

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0003

History

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera High Level Synthesis Compiler on Windows allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects High Level Synthesis Compiler: from 19.1 through 24.3.
Title		High Level Synthesis Compiler Security Advisory
First Time appeared		Altera Altera high Level Synthesis Compiler
Weaknesses		CWE-427
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:altera:high_level_synthesis_compiler:::windows:::::*
Vendors & Products		Altera Altera high Level Synthesis Compiler
References		https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0003
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Altera

Published: 2025-12-12T02:30:28.238Z

Updated: 2025-12-12T02:30:28.238Z

Reserved: 2025-11-25T16:59:56.720Z

Link: CVE-2025-13669

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-12T03:15:51.723

Modified: 2025-12-12T15:17:31.973

Link: CVE-2025-13669

Redhat

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