# CVE-2020-24972: The Kleopatra component before 3.1.12 (and before 20.07.80) for GnuPG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because openpgp4fpr:

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Kleopatra component before 3.1.12 (and before 20.07.80) for GnuPG allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because openpgp4fpr: URLs are supported without safe handling of command-line options. The Qt platformpluginpath command-line option can be used to load an arbitrary DLL.

## What to do

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## References

- https://dev.gnupg.org/rKLEOPATRAb4bd63c1739900d94c04da03045e9445a5a5f54b
- https://dev.gnupg.org/source/kleo/browse/master/CMakeLists.txt
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-21
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IRIPL72WMXTVWS2M7WYV5SNPETYJ2YI7/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00053.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00064.html
- https://github.com/SpiralBL0CK/CVE-2020-24972

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