Security advisory

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  "id": "9c9a67c91623b683b5ad04551e92d93f03c00b1eca71da279f1edc5500a7e387",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24742",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-24742",
    "summary": "An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted files.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-24742",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
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              ],
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:51.000422812Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-24742",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 437389,
  "published_at": "2021-08-09T22:15:08.607+00:00"
}