High severity · published Aug 9, 2021
CVE-2020-24742
An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
7.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
QT
QT · QT
5.6.0 before 5.12.7; 5.13.0 through 5.13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24742
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24742
Patch
https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730
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