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01 Record

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: URLs are supported without safe handling of command-line

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 91.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-08-29 20:40Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 15:26Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-08-28
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
Weaknesses
  • CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of OutputClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6959fdbae44662a57b9f1db7df30550d60dbb8f10cf96b467f8304a776043dcc

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
kleopatra_projectkleopatraNot specified—
opensusebackports_sleNot specified—
opensuseleapNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • kleopatra
    Fixed in 4:20.08.2-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • kleopatra
    Fixed in 4:20.08.2-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • kleopatra
    Fixed in 4:20.08.2-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • kleopatra
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • kleopatra
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • kleopatra
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • kleopatra
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 25.10

  • kleopatra
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

  • kleopatra
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 26.10

  • kleopatra
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.