---
id: CVE-2025-13669
title: >-
  Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera High Level Synthesis
  Compiler on Windows allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects High
  Level Synthesis Compiler: from 19.1 through 24.3.
summary: >-
  Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera High Level Synthesis
  Compiler on Windows allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects High
  Level Synthesis Compiler: from 19.1 through 24.3.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-427
vendor: intel
product: high_level_synthesis_compiler
affected:
  - 'high_level_synthesis_compiler >= 19.1, <= 24.3'
published: '2025-12-12'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T20:10:01.970'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13669'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0003'
    label: 04c0172e-9735-4a9d-a92a-fe01fa863447
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00118
epssPercentile: 0.01549
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T20:46:46.871Z'
---

## Overview

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera High Level Synthesis Compiler on Windows allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects High Level Synthesis Compiler: from 19.1 through 24.3.

## Affected

- `high_level_synthesis_compiler >= 19.1, <= 24.3`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.