CVE-2020-0569 — qt: files placed by attacker can influence the working directory and lead to malicious code execution

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HIGH

qt: files placed by attacker can influence the working directory and lead to malicious code execution

Published Nov 23, 2020

7.3

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.56%

Description

Out of bounds write in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 10 Default
n/a
- Version
  before version 21.70
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 10

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
before version 21.70	affected	-

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

qt5-qtbase-0:5.9.7-4.el7

Fixed · RHSA-2020:4025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

qt5-qtbase-0:5.12.5-6.el8

Fixed · RHSA-2020:4690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

qt5-qttools-0:5.12.5-2.el8

Fixed · RHSA-2020:4690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

qt5-qtwebsockets-0:5.12.5-2.el8

Fixed · RHSA-2020:4690

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	qt5-qtbase-0:5.9.7-4.el7	Fixed	RHSA-2020:4025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	qt5-qtbase-0:5.12.5-6.el8	Fixed	RHSA-2020:4690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	qt5-qttools-0:5.12.5-2.el8	Fixed	RHSA-2020:4690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	qt5-qtwebsockets-0:5.12.5-2.el8	Fixed	RHSA-2020:4690

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.56% 0.00563

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00563

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.56% (0.00563)	44.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.56% (0.00563)	45.61th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	12.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00045)	12.06th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.10% (0.01104)	54.09th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.10% (0.01104)	50.41th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.41% (0.04411)	70.76th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	9.61% (0.09608)	87.22th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	9.61% (0.09608)	87.07th	v1
Oct 15, 2021	2.31% (0.02314)	78.55th	v1
Oct 14, 2021	0.52% (0.00518)	30.35th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.52% (0.00518)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (2)

CWE-73

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

References (5)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0569
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1800600
Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0569
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0569
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00338.html
PatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0569		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1800600		Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0569
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0569
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00338.html		PatchVendor Advisory