Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in PDFsam Enhanced by PDFsam

CVE-2025-14405

What is CVE-2025-14405?

A vulnerability in PDFsam Enhanced allows physically present attackers to escalate privileges on impacted installations. This arises from the product's configuration of OpenSSL, leading to the loading of its configuration file from an unsecured location. By exploiting this flaw, an attacker who can mount a malicious drive onto the target system can gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM, posing significant security risks.

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