CVE-2023-44327
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 Bridge versions 13.0.4 (and earlier) and 14.0.0 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 Bridge contains an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents when a user opens a malicious file. The vulnerability affects versions 13.0.4 and earlier as well as 14.0.0 and earlier. Exploitation can leak memory addresses, enabling bypass of ASLR as an attack multiplier, though direct code execution is not explicitly stated.
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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<= 13.0.4= 14.0.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Verify Adobe Bridge installationCheck if Adobe Bridge is installed on the system. On Windows, look in Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Bridge [version] or check registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Bridge. On macOS, check /Applications/Adobe Bridge [version].appAffected if Adobe Bridge is present on the system
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Determine installed version numberOpen Adobe Bridge and go to Help > About Adobe Bridge, or right-click the executable and select Properties > Details to view the version. On Windows, also query: reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Bridge" /v Version (adjust key path if needed). On macOS, right-click the app > Get Info > Version, or run: defaults read /Applications/Adobe\ Bridge*.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionStringAffected if Version cannot be determined or is lower/higher than the installed version shown
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Compare against affected version rangesReview the version number found against these affected ranges: any version 13.0.4 or earlier, OR exactly version 14.0.0. If running 13.0.5 or later (but not 14.0.0), or 14.0.1 or later, the version is patched.Affected if Installed version is <= 13.0.4 or equals exactly 14.0.0
User is affected if Adobe Bridge is installed and the version is either 13.0.4/earlier or exactly 14.0.0, since these versions contain the uninitialized pointer vulnerability that can leak memory addresses when opening a malicious file.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Adobe Bridge to the latest patched version provided by Adobe. Until patched, avoid opening untrusted or unexpected files from unknown sources.
Adobe Bridge 14.0.1 or later
- 1. Close Adobe Bridge if it is currently running
- 2. Navigate to the official Adobe download page or Creative Cloud desktop application
- 3. Download and install the latest version of Adobe Bridge (version 14.0.1 or later)
- 4. After installation, verify the installed version by opening Bridge and checking Help > About Adobe Bridge
- 5. Ensure the version number reflects the patched release (14.0.1 or newer)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2023-44327 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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