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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.
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
| Date | Event | Detail |
| August 28, 2020 | Reserved | Reserved by mitre |
| August 9, 2021 | Published | Published (CNA: mitre) |
| October 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2020-24742. Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| n/a | n/a | — | n/a | — |
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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.