Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2020 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2020-24440Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Adobe Prelude for Windows

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Prelude from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Prelude version 9.0.1 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe Prelude <= 9.0.1<= None

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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