TI-2024-13556 Aliases CVE-2024-20754 GHSA-q677-9v9j-jjwq

Lightroom Desktop | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

LOW 36CWE-426Published 2024-03-18 · Updated 2024-12-12

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: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00334 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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
Adobe	Lightroom Desktop	up to 7.1.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Lightroom Desktop VendorAdobe Affected up to 7.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:lightroom::::::::	before 7.2	Vulnerable	Adobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:lightroom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20754
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q677-9v9j-jjwq

References

Advisory 1

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/lightroom/apsb24-17.html

TI-2026-35796 Lightroom Classic | Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2026-35835 Lightroom Classic | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2020-07810 Uncontrolled search path in Adobe Lightroom CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2026-35804 Lightroom Classic | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2026-35803 Lightroom Classic | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2026-35802 Lightroom Classic | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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