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TI-2025-13156 Aliases CVE-2025-14405GHSA-8x2p-mrrr-2rf4

Uncontrolled search path in PDFsam Enhanced

Priority LOW 32CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Physical
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0033 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PDFsamEnhanced7.0.76.15222—No fix listedCNA
  • Enhanced VendorPDFsam Affected 7.0.76.15222 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pdfsam:enhanced:7.0.76.15222:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.76.15222VulnerablePDFsam
  • cpe:2.3:a:pdfsam:enhanced:7.0.76.15222:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.76.15222 Vulnerable ·PDFsam

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14405
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8x2p-mrrr-2rf4

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-13154 PDFsam Enhanced Launch Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-13152 Out-of-bounds read in PDFsam Enhanced CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-13155 PDFsam Enhanced XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2025-13153 PDFsam Enhanced DOC File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0

Sources

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