Is CVE-2020-24972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-24972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-24972?

CVE-2020-24972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-24972?

CVE-2020-24972 has an EPSS score of 4.72% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24972?

Upgrade kleopatra on debian 11 to 4:20.08.2-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-24972

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Kleopatra component before 3.1.12 (and before 20.07.80) for GnuPG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because openpgp4fpr: URLs are supported without safe handling of command-line options. The Qt platformpluginpath command-line option can be used to load an arbitrary DLL.

CWE-116

How to fix

Remediation Available

kleopatraDebian

Fixed in:4:20.08.2-2CVE-2020-24972

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

dev.gnupg.org

Exploit1

dev.gnupg.org

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references1

lists.fedoraproject.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.