CVE-2020-24742

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.

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 67% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2021-08-09

Modified

2026-10-08

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• qt:qt

References

• https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730
• https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730

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