Untrusted search path in Atlassian Companion App
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
The file editing functionality in the Atlassian Companion App before version 1.0.0 allows local attackers to have the app run a different executable in place of the app's cmd.exe via a untrusted search path vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Companion App (Atlassian) Fixed in 1.0.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Atlassian Companion App 1.0.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-03511 The file downloading functionality in the Atlassian Companion App before version 1.0.0…Priority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4019
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vcrx-86h7-q9f8
References
More Atlassian Companion vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-08763 Certain versions of the Atlassian Companion App for MacOS were affected by a remote code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03511 The file downloading functionality in the Atlassian Companion App before version 1.0.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2020-4019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vcrx-86h7-q9f8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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