CVE-2024-20754

Lightroom Desktop | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

Published Mar 18, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-18469 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:lightroom:-:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title [Security Issue] Code Injection via DYLD Environment Variable in Adobe Lightroom for macOS Lightroom Desktop | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe lightroom
Apple
Apple macos
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:lightroom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe lightroom
Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Dec 12, 2024, 4:49 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2023, 4:52 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 18, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:07 AM