What is CVE-2020-24447?

CVE-2020-24447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-24447?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom

CVE-2020-24447

Adobe Lightroom Classic version 10.0 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Published 2020-12-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Adobe Lightroom — versions <= 10.0, <= None
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/lightroom/apsb20-74.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24447?: CVE-2020-24447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-24447?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.