CVE-2023-44362
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 Prelude versions 22.6 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 Prelude versions 22.6 and earlier contain an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could allow disclosure of sensitive memory contents. An attacker could exploit this to bypass ASLR security mitigations by reading memory addresses. Exploitation requires a victim to open a malicious file.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 22.6CVSS 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 Prelude is installedCheck for Adobe Prelude installation on the system. On Windows, look in Program Files or Program Files (x86) for an Adobe Prelude folder. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Prelude.app.Affected if Adobe Prelude is found installed on the system
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Identify installed version numberLocate the Adobe Prelude application, right-click and select Properties, or use the file version information. On Windows, the executable is typically named Adobe Prelude.exe. On macOS, right-click Adobe Prelude.app and select Get Info to view the version.Affected if The displayed version is 22.6 or any version lower than 22.6
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Compare version against affected rangeMatch the installed version number against the affected range: versions 22.6 and earlier are vulnerable. Versions 22.7 and later are patched.Affected if Installed version is 22.6 or earlier
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Assess file opening exposureDetermine if the system has opened files from untrusted or unknown sources, particularly .prproj files or other Adobe-related files from external or suspicious origins.Affected if Users have opened files from untrusted sources while using vulnerable Adobe Prelude version
The environment is affected if Adobe Prelude version 22.6 or earlier is installed and a user has opened or could open a malicious file with the application.
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 Prelude to version 22.7 or later to patch the vulnerability; avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources.
Latest available Adobe Prelude version (newer than 22.6)
- 1. Close Adobe Prelude if currently running
- 2. Navigate to the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or visit adobe.com/downloads
- 3. Locate Adobe Prelude in your installed applications
- 4. Check for available updates or manually download the latest version of Adobe Prelude
- 5. Install the updated version, ensuring you backup any project files as a precaution
- 6. Verify the installed version is newer than 22.6
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-2023-44362 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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