CVE-2025-13668 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A potential security vulnerability in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software may allow escalation of privilege.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Altera Subscribe	Quartus Prime Pro Subscribe

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0001

History

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A potential security vulnerability in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software may allow escalation of privilege.
Title		Quartus Prime Pro Edition Advisory
First Time appeared		Altera Altera quartus Prime Pro
Weaknesses		CWE-427
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:altera:quartus_prime_pro:::windows:::::*
Vendors & Products		Altera Altera quartus Prime Pro
References		https://www.altera.com/security/security-advisory/asa-0001
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Altera

Published: 2025-12-11T22:02:39.724Z

Updated: 2025-12-11T22:02:39.724Z

Reserved: 2025-11-25T16:58:40.026Z

Link: CVE-2025-13668

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-11T22:15:53.097

Modified: 2025-12-11T22:15:53.097

Link: CVE-2025-13668

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-427

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