CVE-2025-14405

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  "id": "CVE-2025-14405",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-12-23T22:15:47.077",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T22:10:00.130",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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      "value": "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.\n\nThe 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."
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios local por elemento de ruta de búsqueda no controlado en PDFsam Enhanced. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a atacantes presentes físicamente escalar privilegios en instalaciones afectadas de PDFsam Enhanced. Un atacante debe obtener primero la capacidad de montar una unidad maliciosa en el sistema objetivo para explotar esta vulnerabilidad.\\n\\nEl defecto específico existe dentro de la configuración de OpenSSL. El producto carga un archivo de configuración de OpenSSL desde una ubicación no segura. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para realizar una escalada de privilegios y ejecutar código arbitrario en el contexto de SYSTEM. Fue ZDI-CAN-27867."
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