CVE-2025-14498 (GCVE-0-2025-14498)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-23 21:18 – Updated: 2025-12-24 16:30
VLAI?
Title
TradingView Desktop Electron Uncontrolled Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
TradingView Desktop Electron Uncontrolled Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TradingView 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 the Electron framework. The product loads a script file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-27395.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| TradingView | Desktop |
Affected:
2.11.0.7073
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