TI-2020-15184 Aliases CVE-2020-24742 GHSA-r23c-fjj8-522c

An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load…

LOW 38Published 2021-08-09 · Updated 2026-10-08

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01167 67th percentileScored 2026-11-08

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt::::::::	5.6.0 to before 5.12.7; 5.13.0 – 5.13.2	Vulnerable	qt

cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 to before 5.12.7; 5.13.0 – 5.13.2 Vulnerable ·qt

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix yet

Not affected: 3 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24742
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r23c-fjj8-522c
2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 1

https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730

TI-2024-23902 QAbstractOAuth in Qt Network Authorization in Qt before 5.15.17, 6.x before 6.2.13, 6.3.x… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-21359 Heap-based buffer overflow in Qt CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-19524 Integer overflow in Qt CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-18997 In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-09305 Integer Overflow vulnerability in qsvghandler.cpp in Qt qtsvg versions 5.15.1, 6.0.0… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2023-28356 An issue was discovered in the HTTP2 implementation in Qt before 5.15.17, 6.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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