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TI-2020-14962 Aliases CVE-2020-24425GHSA-mjr6-9x82-8cgp

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Dreamweaver version 20.2

Priority LOW 35CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

Dreamweaver version 20.2 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. Successful exploitation could result in a local user with permissions to write to the file system running system commands with administrator privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00676 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeDreamweaverup to 20.2; up to None—No fix listedCNA
  • Dreamweaver VendorAdobe Affected up to 20.2; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:dreamweaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 20.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:dreamweaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24425
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjr6-9x82-8cgp

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2018-03492 OS command injection in Adobe Dreamweaver CC 18.0 and earlier versions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-02993 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 11.0 build 4916, build 4909… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2026-17172 OS command injection in Adobe Dreamweaver Desktop CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2006-01987 Adobe Dreamweaver 8 before 8.0.2 and MX 2004 can generate code that allows SQL injection… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-05634 Uncontrolled search path in Adobe Dreamweaver CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-17176 Dreamweaver Desktop | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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