CVE-2020-24425 Privilege escalation vulnerability in Dreamweaver version 20.2
A local attacker can exploit an uncontrolled search path to execute system commands with administrator privileges in Adobe Dreamweaver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24425?
CVE-2020-24425 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dreamweaver, published on 21 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24425?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Dreamweaver.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24425?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24425 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24425 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Dreamweaver
- CVE-2018-4924 Command injection in Adobe Dreamweaver CC 18.0 and earlier versions
- CVE-2010-3132 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2026-47906 Dreamweaver Desktop | Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component (CWE-1395)
- CVE-2026-47907 Dreamweaver Desktop | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
- CVE-2026-21267 Command injection in Adobe Dreamweaver Desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjr6-9x82-8cgp.