Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-0569 |
CWE-ID | CWE-426 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Qt Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages |
Vendor | Trolltech |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU24782
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0569
CWE-ID:
CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to QPluginLoader in Qt searches for certain plugins first on the current working directory of the application. A local user can place files in the file system and influence the working directory of Qt-based applications to load and execute malicious code.
Note, this vulnerability does not affect Windows systems.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsQt: 5.0 - 5.13.2
External linkshttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q1/43
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.