CVE-2020-24423 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe Media Encoder version 14.4 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Published: 2020-10-21

Score: 7 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Adobe

Media Encoder

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 14.4
`unspecified`	affected	≤ None

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:media_encoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-17143	Adobe Media Encoder version 14.4 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00841.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb20-65.html

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Media Encoder

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2020-10-21T21:00:06.245Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T21:02:34.707Z

Reserved: 2020-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-24423

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-21T21:15:12.833

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:14:47.660

Link: CVE-2020-24423

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-427

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