CVE-2020-24447 Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in Lightroom Classic 10.0
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file in Adobe Lightroom Classic on Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24447?
CVE-2020-24447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom, published on 11 Dec 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
Adobe Lightroom Classic version 10.0 (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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24447?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Lightroom.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24447?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24447 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24447 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Lightroom
- CVE-2026-48397 Lightroom Classic | Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
- CVE-2026-48441 Lightroom Classic | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
- CVE-2026-47940 Lightroom Classic | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
- CVE-2026-48404 Lightroom Classic | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
- CVE-2026-48405 Lightroom Classic | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqqw-v7w4-65wv.