Is CVE-2020-24742 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-24742 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-24742?

CVE-2020-24742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-24742?

CVE-2020-24742 has an EPSS score of 1.17% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24742?

Upgrade qtbase-opensource-src on debian 11 to 5.12.5+dfsg-8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-24742

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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

Remediation Available

qtbase-opensource-srcDebian

Fixed in:5.12.5+dfsg-8CVE-2020-24742

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

codereview.qt-project.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.