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.
History

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Pdfsam
Pdfsam enhanced
Vendors & Products Pdfsam
Pdfsam enhanced

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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.
Title PDFsam Enhanced Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2025-12-23T21:21:23.722Z

Updated: 2025-12-30T21:20:20.940Z

Reserved: 2025-12-10T01:37:24.865Z

Link: CVE-2025-14405

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-30T21:20:17.846Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-23T22:15:47.077

Modified: 2025-12-29T15:58:56.260

Link: CVE-2025-14405

cve-icon Redhat

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