Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-14412

Sodapdf Soda Pdf 14.0.509.23030

Published
23 December 2025
Modified
21 January 2026
CVSS Score v3 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0018 7th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-14412 is a high-severity Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions (CWE-356) vulnerability in Sodapdf Soda Pdf. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique User Execution (T1204); ranked at the 7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Soda PDF Desktop XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target…

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must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of XLS files. The issue results from allowing the execution of dangerous script without user warning. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27495.

CWE(s)
CWE-356

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1204 User Execution Execution
An adversary may rely upon specific actions by a user in order to gain execution.
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T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.
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T1204.002 Malicious File Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution.
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T1204.004 Malicious Copy and Paste Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user copying and pasting code in order to gain execution.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-14415Same product: Sodapdf Soda Pdf
CVE-2025-14406Same product: Sodapdf Soda Pdf
CVE-2025-14411Same product: Sodapdf Soda Pdf
CVE-2025-14409Same product: Sodapdf Soda Pdf
CVE-2025-14410Same product: Sodapdf Soda Pdf
CVE-2025-14408Same product: Sodapdf Soda Pdf
CVE-2025-14414Same vendor: Sodapdf
CVE-2025-14407Same product: Sodapdf Soda Pdf
CVE-2025-14417Shared CWE-356
CVE-2025-14402Shared CWE-356

Affected Assets

sodapdf
soda pdf
14.0.509.23030

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 1 hardening rule · 1 OS baseline
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-15 Collaborative Computing Devices and Applications
addresses: CWE-356

Mandates explicit user-visible indication, directly countering absence of warnings for device activation.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices include UI design requirements that warn users before unsafe actions.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can verify presence of warnings for unsafe user actions.

A.6.3 Information security awareness, education and training partial match
prevents

Security awareness training can teach users to heed or demand warnings for unsafe actions.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle requires UI design to warn users before unsafe actions.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements include user warnings for dangerous operations.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles can mandate confirmation prompts for risky actions.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding practices can embed user warnings before unsafe operations.

References