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High 7.8Published Dec 23, 2025

CVE-2025-14406Soda PDF Desktop Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Soda PDF Desktop Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on 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-25793.

CVSS
7.8 HIGH (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-427
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
zdi
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Dec 31, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Soda PDF Desktop
soda_pdf:desktop (from the name)
14.0.437.22898
CNA record
sodapdf soda_pdf
sodapdf:soda_pdf
14.0.509.23030
NVD

References

References

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