CVE-2024-20754 Lightroom Desktop | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

High 7.8 Published 18 Mar 2024 Updated 12 Dec 2024

An attacker can execute arbitrary code by exploiting an untrusted search path when a user opens a malicious file in Adobe Lightroom Desktop.

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-2024-20754?

CVE-2024-20754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom Desktop, published on 18 Mar 2024. 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20754?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Lightroom.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-20754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q677-9v9j-jjwq.