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.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-24742
Reference (s):
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730