CVE-2020-24424
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 · uneditedAdobe Premiere Pro version 14.4 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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 · high confidenceAdobe Premiere Pro 14.4 and earlier is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to an uncontrolled search path element. When a user opens a malicious file, the application may load a malicious DLL from an untrusted path (likely the same directory as the opened file), allowing arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
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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<= 14.4CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Adobe Premiere Pro is installedOpen Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Premiere Pro or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe\Premiere Pro. Alternatively, check if the executable exists at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro 14\Adobe Premiere Pro.exeAffected if The registry key or executable path exists, indicating Adobe Premiere Pro is installed
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Determine the installed versionIn the registry key from step 1, look for the "Version" or "InstallVersion" value. Alternatively, right-click Adobe Premiere Pro.exe, select Properties, and check the File Version on the Details tabAffected if The version number is 14.4 or lower (for example, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, or 14.4)
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Confirm the DLL hijacking vulnerability conditionOpen a command prompt, navigate to any directory, and run: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro 14\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe" --version. Observe if the application attempts to load DLLs from that directory. The vulnerability exists when the application loads DLLs from the current working directory rather than only from secure system pathsAffected if The application loads DLLs from the current working directory (the untrusted path) instead of only from system directories, which is the inherent behavior in versions 14.4 and earlier
A user is affected if Adobe Premiere Pro version 14.4 or earlier is installed and the application exhibits uncontrolled DLL search path behavior when opening files from arbitrary directories.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataApply the vendor patch by updating Adobe Premiere Pro to a version newer than 14.4. Users should avoid opening files from untrusted sources to reduce exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-24424 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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