CVE-2024-39384
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 24.5, 23.6.8 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 versions 24.5, 23.6.8 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when a victim opens 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< 23.6.9>= 24.0, < 24.6CVSS 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
- 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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Identify Adobe Premiere Pro versionOpen Premiere Pro and navigate to Help > About Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) or Premiere Pro > About Adobe Premiere Pro (macOS). Alternatively, check the installed application version through your system's installed programs list or application folder.Affected if The displayed version number falls below 23.6.9, or is 24.0 or higher but below 24.6.
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Confirm version is within affected rangeCompare your installed version number to the vulnerable ranges: any version before 23.6.9, or any version from 24.0 through 24.5.x.Affected if The installed version is 23.6.8 or earlier, or falls within the 24.0 to 24.5.x range.
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Assess exposure to malicious filesDetermine whether Premiere Pro is used to open project files, sequences, or timeline files from external or untrusted sources.Affected if The application routinely opens project files from unknown or untrusted sources, providing an attack vector for the out-of-bounds write vulnerability.
You are affected if Adobe Premiere Pro version is lower than 23.6.9, or is 24.0 through 24.5.x, and you 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 · scoped23.6.924.6
Update Adobe Premiere Pro to a patched version. Avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources.
Premiere Pro 24.6 or later (or 23.6.9 for the 23.x branch)
- Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- Navigate to the Apps tab
- Find Adobe Premiere Pro in the list of installed apps
- Click the update button next to Premiere Pro to install the latest version
- Alternatively, manually download Premiere Pro version 24.6 or later (or version 23.6.9 or later for the 23.x branch) from helpx.adobe.com
- Restart Premiere Pro after the update completes
- Verify the installed version by going to 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-2024-39384 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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