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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14406

Soda PDF Desktop Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Published Dec 23, 2025 · catalog updated Dec 31, 2025 · Soda PDF Desktop

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14406. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Soda PDF Desktop is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Soda PDF Desktop 14.0.437.22898

Soda PDF Desktop Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on 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

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Soda PDF Desktop 14.0.437.2289814.0.437.22898

How to fix CVE-2025-14406

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14406. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Soda PDF Desktop is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Soda PDF Desktop 14.0.437.22898 14.0.437.22898. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 23, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Soda PDF Desktop Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL.

  2. Dec 31, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Soda PDF Desktop Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14406

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14406

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204994

    Soda PDF Desktop Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026
  • EUVDNov 1, 2026