What is CVE-2020-36485?

CVE-2020-36485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Madeportable Playable, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-36485?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Madeportable Playable

CVE-2020-36485

Portable Ltd Playable v9.18 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the filename parameter of the upload module. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2021-10-22 · 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: 0.005 (38.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Madeportable Playable — versions 9.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36485?: CVE-2020-36485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Madeportable Playable, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-36485?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.