---
id: CVE-2025-14575
title: >-
  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 …
summary: >-
  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 …
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-427
published: '2026-05-19'
updated: '2026-07-29'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14575'
references:
  - url: 'https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/642967'
    label: a59d8014-47c4-4630-ab43-e1b13cbe58e3
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00092
epssPercentile: 0.00488
ingestedAt: '2026-07-29T10:45:51.033Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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