CVE-2025-14498: TradingView Desktop Electron Uncontrolled Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-12-23 · updated 2026-10-19
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

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.

Affected products

TradingView Desktop: 2.11.0.7073

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-1070/

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