CVE-2025-14498
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on TradingView Desktop installations by exploiting an uncontrolled search path in the Electron framework. Attackers who already have low-privileged code execution can load malicious scripts from unsecured locations to gain higher privileges. Only TradingView Desktop users are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- TradingView Desktop
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Local attacker gains full system control, installs persistent malware, accesses sensitive data, and pivots to other systems.
Likely Case
Local attacker elevates to user-level privileges, accesses user files, and potentially installs cryptocurrency miners or credential stealers.
If Mitigated
Attack limited to initial compromise scope with proper privilege separation and application sandboxing.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires local code execution first, then exploitation of DLL/script search order hijacking.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Latest version from TradingView (check vendor advisory)
Vendor Advisory: https://www.tradingview.com/support/
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open TradingView Desktop. 2. Check for updates in settings. 3. Install latest version. 4. Restart application.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove vulnerable version
allUninstall TradingView Desktop until patched version is available
sudo apt remove tradingview-desktop
brew uninstall tradingview
Use system uninstaller on Windows
Restrict application permissions
linuxRun TradingView Desktop with minimal privileges using sandboxing
firejail tradingview-desktop
sandbox-exec -n tradingview
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Run TradingView Desktop with limited user account (not admin/root)
- Monitor for unusual process creation from TradingView executable
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check TradingView Desktop version - if not latest, assume vulnerable. Check for ZDI-CAN-27395 advisory references.Check Version:
Check 'About' section in TradingView Desktop or package manager versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify TradingView Desktop is updated to latest version and no longer references vulnerable Electron configuration.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual DLL/script loading from non-standard paths
- TradingView process spawning unexpected child processes
- Privilege escalation attempts from TradingView context
Network Indicators:
- None - this is local exploitation only
SIEM Query:
Process creation where parent_process contains 'tradingview' and (process contains 'cmd.exe' or process contains 'powershell.exe' or process contains 'bash')