What is CVE-2020-26947?

CVE-2020-26947 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getmonero Monero, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-26947?

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

Vulnerability in Getmonero Monero

CVE-2020-26947

monero-wallet-gui in Monero GUI before 0.17.1.0 includes the . directory in an embedded RPATH (with a preference ahead of /usr/lib), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current working directory.

Published 2020-10-10 · 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 (24.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Getmonero Monero

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/issues/3142 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/commit/6ed536982953d870010d8fa065dccbffeb6… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26947?: CVE-2020-26947 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getmonero Monero, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-26947?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.