Vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom

CVE-2024-20754

Lightroom Desktop versions 7.1.2 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20754?
CVE-2024-20754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-20754?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20754 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.