Is CVE-2025-14575 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14575 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2025-14575?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 1.8, published 19 May 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Qt Group Qt Framework Unix platforms.

Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14575?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2025-14575 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2025-14575?

Check whether you run Qt Group Qt Framework at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2025-14575: Qt Framework uncontrolled search path in Qt Network OpenSSL backend

CVE-2025-14575 · Severity: info · CVSS 1.8 · Published 2026-05-19

A vulnerability in the Qt Framework, a widely used software development toolkit, could allow a local attacker to compromise secure network connections on Unix-based systems. By placing a malicious file in a specific folder, an attacker can trick applications into trusting a fake security certificate. This could allow the attacker to intercept or manipulate encrypted data that the application assumes is secure.

Vendors: Qt Group.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-14575 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14575 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-14575?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 1.8, published 19 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Qt Group Qt Framework Unix platforms.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14575?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-14575 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-14575?: Check whether you run Qt Group Qt Framework at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) vulnerability exists in the OpenSSL TLS backend of Qt Network (qtbase) on Unix platforms. The issue stems from the application incorrectly searching the current working directory for certificate files when initializing the OpenSSL backend. A local attacker with the ability to place files in the application's working directory can provide a crafted certificate file that the application will treat as a trusted system Certificate Authority (CA). This allows for the bypass of standard certificate validation, potentially enabling man-in-the-middle attacks against TLS traffic generated by the affected Qt application. A fix has been identified in the Qt Project code review system.

Affected products

Qt Group Qt Framework (qtbase) Unix platforms

Timeline

2026-05-19: disclosed: Initial NVD publication

References

https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/642967

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