Low severity · published May 19, 2026
CVE-2025-14575
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Qt Network OpenSSL TLS backend allows rogue CA certificate loading
1.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
QT
Qt · Qt
5.0.0 through 5.15.19; 6.0.0 through 6.5.9; 6.6.0 through 6.8.3; 6.9.0 through 6.9.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14575
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14575
codereview.qt-project.org
https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/642967
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