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
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Lightroom Desktop — versions 0
- Apple Macos
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
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.