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CVE-2020-24742

n/a n/a — An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing at…
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0117   66.8     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Aug 28  Reserved by mitre
  Aug 9   Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2020-24742. Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.
CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
August 28, 2020ReservedReserved by mitre
August 9, 2021PublishedPublished (CNA: mitre)
October 8, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2020-24742. Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/a—n/a—

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-24742 at cve.org

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2020-24742 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.