6.7

CVE-2025-13669: altera high level synthesis compiler Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 6.7v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 12-12-2025Last modified 12-12-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-13669 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in altera high level synthesis compiler. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-12-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Altera High Level Synthesis Compiler on Windows allows Search Order Hijacking.This issue affects High Level Synthesis Compiler: from 19.1 through 24.3.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

2%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.12% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Altera1 product
Intel1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links