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CVE-2020-27288

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-01-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.98 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An untrusted pointer dereference has been identified in the way TPEditor(v1.98 and prior) processes project files, allowing an attacker to craft a special project file that may permit arbitrary code execution.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

An untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability in TPEditor v1.98 and prior allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by crafting malicious project files that trigger the vulnerability during file processing.

MitigationAvoid opening untrusted or unverified project files in TPEditor until an official patch is available; implement file validation and consider application sandboxing as defense-in-depth.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
TpeditorApplication
Affected:<= 1.98

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Find TPEditor installation
    Search for TPEditor executable on the system - check common program directories, or use command line: 'dir /s /b TPEditor.exe' on Windows, or 'find / -name TPEditor* 2>/dev/null' on Linux/Unix-like systems
    Affected if TPEditor software is found installed on the system
  2. Determine installed version
    Run TPEditor with version flag if available (try TPEditor -v, TPEditor --version, or check Help > About in the GUI), or examine file properties of the executable
    Affected if Version cannot be determined or is 1.98 or lower
  3. Compare version to affected range
    Match the found version number against the affected range: versions 1.98 and all prior versions
    Affected if Installed version is 1.98 or lower (v1.98, v1.97, v1.96, etc.)
  4. Verify active use of project file processing
    Check if TPEditor is actively used to open or process project files - examine recent files, project directories, or application logs if available
    Affected if TPEditor with vulnerable version is used to open project files

User is affected if TPEditor version 1.98 or lower is installed and the software is used to process project files.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.98
Interim mitigation

Avoid opening untrusted or unverified project files in TPEditor until an official patch is available; implement file validation and consider application sandboxing as defense-in-depth.

Fix this in Tpeditor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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