What is CVE-2020-24367?

CVE-2020-24367 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bluestacks, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-24367?

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

Vulnerability in Bluestacks

CVE-2020-24367

Incorrect file permissions in BlueStacks 4 through 4.230 on Windows allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by modifying a file that is later executed by a higher-privileged user.

Published 2020-11-10 · 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: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051471652--Bluestacks-update-fixes-… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24367?: CVE-2020-24367 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bluestacks, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-24367?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.