CVE-2024-20745
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 · uneditedPremiere Pro versions 24.1, 23.6.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability 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 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file. The flaw exists in the file parsing logic and can be exploited to execute attacker-controlled code within the context of the logged-on user.
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< 23.6.4>= 24.0, < 24.2.1CVSS 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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Confirm Adobe Premiere Pro is installedLocate the Premiere Pro application on the system (check common installation directories such as Program Files on Windows or Applications folder on macOS)Affected if Premiere Pro is not found - the vulnerability does not apply
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Retrieve the installed Premiere Pro version numberOpen Premiere Pro and navigate to Help > About Adobe Premiere Pro, or right-click the executable and select Properties > Details, or use system inventory softwareAffected if Version cannot be determined - further investigation required
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Compare installed version against affected rangesCheck if the installed version is less than 23.6.4, or greater than or equal to 24.0 but less than 24.2.1Affected if Version is < 23.6.4 OR (version >= 24.0 AND version < 24.2.1) - the system is vulnerable
A system is affected if Adobe Premiere Pro is installed with a version less than 23.6.4 or within the 24.0 to 24.2.1 range (excluding 24.2.1 itself).
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 · scoped23.6.424.2.1
Organizations should ensure all Premiere Pro installations are updated to the patched versions once released by Adobe. Users should be instructed to refrain from opening video project files from untrusted or unknown sources.
Premiere Pro 23.6.4 or Premiere Pro 24.2.1 (or later)
- Open Adobe Premiere Pro and navigate to Help > About Adobe Premiere Pro to check the current version number
- If the version is 23.6.3 or earlier, or 24.0 or 24.1, the installation is vulnerable
- Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application and navigate to the Apps section
- Find Adobe Premiere Pro and click Update to install the latest version, or manually download from https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/release-notes/
- After updating, verify the version is 23.6.4 or higher, or 24.2.1 or higher by checking Help > About Adobe Premiere Pro
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-2024-20745 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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