Permission Misconfiguration in Quartus Prime Pro Installer for Windows
CVE-2025-13663

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Altera

Status
Quartus Prime Pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-13663?

The Quartus Prime Pro Installer for Windows has a significant vulnerability where it fails to verify the permissions of the target installation directory under specific conditions, particularly if the directory already exists. This oversight can potentially allow unauthorized modifications to the installation process, leading to security risks for users.

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Affected Version(s)

Quartus Prime Pro Windows 17.0 <= 24.3.1

References

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

CVSS V4

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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