CVE-2020-24742
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-24742 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-08-09 22:15:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-08 21:17:26 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.011670000 probability, percentile 0.664210000 (date 2026-10-10)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | codereview.qt-project.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 296075 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 21.69.0 Missing (CPUAPR2020)
- 670951 EulerOS Security Update for qt5-qtbase (EulerOS-SA-2021-2642)
- 900291 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for qt5-qtbase 5.12.11
- 901610 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for qt5-qtsvg (6837-1)