What is CVE-2020-23438?

CVE-2020-23438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wondershare Filmora, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-23438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wondershare Filmora

CVE-2020-23438

Wondershare filmora 9.2.11 is affected by Trojan Dll hijacking leading to privilege escalation.

Published 2025-03-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Wondershare Filmora

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cvewalkthrough.com/cve-2020-23438-wondershare-filmora-9-2-11-trojan-dll-hijacki… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23438?: CVE-2020-23438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wondershare Filmora, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-23438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.