Description

PDFsam Enhanced Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows phyiscally-present attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PDFsam Enhanced. An attacker must first obtain the ability to mount a malicious drive onto 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-27867.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-12-23T21:21:23.722Z

Last Modified :

2025-12-23T21:21:23.722Z

Source :

zdi
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-14405 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Pdfsam
  • Enhanced
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