#VU24782 Untrusted search path in Qt - CVE-2020-0569
Published: January 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24782
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0569
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Qt
Qt
Software vendor:
Trolltech
Trolltech
Description
The 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.