CVE-2020-24742
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.84%
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-24742
To remediate CVE-2020-24742, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qtbase-opensource-src—upgrade to 5.12.5+dfsg-8 or later
- Debian/qtbase-opensource-src-gles—upgrade to 5.14.2+dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2020-24742 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.12.5+dfsg-8
- from 0, < 5.14.2+dfsg-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |