PT-2020-5401 · Adobe · Prelude

Published 2020-12-08 · Updated 2020-12-11 · CVE-2020-24440

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Prelude versions 9.0.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled search path element in Adobe Prelude, which could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Adobe Prelude version 9.0.1 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00497

CVE-2020-24440

Affected Products

Prelude

References · 4

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/prelude/apsb20-70.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24440 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00497 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24440 · Vendor Advisory