CVE-2024-30275
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 Aero Desktop versions 23.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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 Aero Desktop versions 23.4 and earlier contain a Use After Free (UAF) vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The attacker exploits freed memory that is still referenced, potentially executing malicious code when a victim opens a specially crafted 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< 0.24.4CVSS 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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Confirm Adobe Aero is installedOn Windows, check for Adobe Aero in Add/Remove Programs or look for 'Adobe Aero' in the application list. On macOS, check /Applications folder for Adobe Aero.app.Affected if Adobe Aero is not installed on the system - not affected. If installed, proceed to version check.
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Identify installed Adobe Aero versionOpen Adobe Aero application, then go to Help > About Adobe Aero to display the version number. Alternatively, on Windows check the version in the program's properties (right-click exe > Properties > Details).Affected if Version displayed is below 0.24.4 (or 23.4 and earlier in legacy numbering) - the environment is vulnerable.
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Verify version matches vulnerable rangeCompare your identified version against the affected range: versions prior to 0.24.4 (or 23.4 and earlier) are affected by this Use After Free vulnerability.Affected if Installed version is < 0.24.4 - the system is affected by CVE-2024-30275.
A system is affected if Adobe Aero Desktop is installed with a version number lower than 0.24.4 (or 23.4 and earlier), as the Use After Free vulnerability exists in those versions and could trigger upon opening a specially crafted Aero 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 · scoped0.24.4
Update Adobe Aero to the latest patched version. Avoid opening untrusted or unexpected Aero files from unverified sources. Apply the principle of least privilege to limit the impact of successful exploitation.
Adobe Aero version 0.24.4 or later
- Open Adobe Aero Desktop application
- Navigate to the Help menu or check for updates within the application
- Check the current version number to confirm it is below 0.24.4
- If an update is available, download and install version 0.24.4 or later
- Alternatively, download the latest version from the official Adobe website at helpx.adobe.com
- After installation, verify the version number shows 0.24.4 or higher
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-2024-30275 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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