CVE-2020-24972
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 29, 2020 at 08:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The Kleopatra component before 3.1.12 (and before 20.07.80) for GnuPG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because openpgp4fpr: URLs are supported without safe handling of command-line options. The Qt platformpluginpath command-line option can be used to load an arbitrary DLL.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 20.07.80
Affected range stops below 20.07.80, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00053.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00064.html
- https://dev.gnupg.org/rKLEOPATRAb4bd63c1739900d94c04da03045e9445a5a5f54b
- https://dev.gnupg.org/source/kleo/browse/master/CMakeLists.txt
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IRIPL72WMXTVWS2M7WYV5SNPETYJ2YI7/
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00053.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00064.htmlx_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://dev.gnupg.org/rKLEOPATRAb4bd63c1739900d94c04da03045e9445a5a5f54bx_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://dev.gnupg.org/source/kleo/browse/master/CMakeLists.txtVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IRIPL72WMXTVWS2M7WYV5SNPETYJ2YI7/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-21CVSS
8.8HIGHmitre
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-116
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