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Premiere ProApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-53956

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 24.6.4 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 · unedited
Premiere Pro versions 25.0, 24.6.3 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 confidence

Adobe Premiere Pro contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in its file parsing logic. When a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, the memory corruption can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This is a classic memory corruption vulnerability requiring user interaction (opening a malicious file) to trigger.

MitigationUsers should avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources. Organizations should deploy the vendor patch (updated Premiere Pro versions) across all affected systems and implement email/web gateway controls to block potentially malicious project files.

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
Premiere ProApplication
Affected:< 24.6.4= 25.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Adobe Premiere Pro is installed
    On Windows, open Settings > Apps > Installed apps and search for 'Premiere Pro' or check the installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro). On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Premiere Pro.app.
    Affected if Premiere Pro is found installed on the system
  2. Determine the installed Premiere Pro version
    Open Premiere Pro, go to Help > About Adobe Premiere Pro to display the full version number. Alternatively, on Windows check the file version of Adobe Premiere Pro.exe in the installation folder, or on macOS right-click the app and select Get Info to view the version.
    Affected if Version number cannot be determined or the application is installed
  3. Compare installed version against affected ranges
    Note the full version number (for example, 24.4.0, 24.6.0, 24.6.3, 24.6.4, 25.0, 25.1). Check if the version is less than 24.6.4 OR exactly equals 25.0.
    Affected if Version is less than 24.6.4 (such as 24.0 through 24.6.3) OR version equals exactly 25.0
  4. Verify file parsing functionality is present
    The vulnerability exists in the file parsing logic for project files. Confirm Premiere Pro can open project files (.prproj) or media files - this is the core functionality and is enabled by default in any standard installation.
    Affected if Premiere Pro is installed with file import capabilities (default installation)

If Adobe Premiere Pro is installed and the version is either less than 24.6.4 or exactly 25.0, the system is affected by this vulnerability when opening untrusted project or media files.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 24.6.4 or later
Fixed in 24.6.4
Interim mitigation

Users should avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources. Organizations should deploy the vendor patch (updated Premiere Pro versions) across all affected systems and implement email/web gateway controls to block potentially malicious project files.

Recommended fix High confidence

Premiere Pro 24.6.4 or later (or 25.1 or later for the 25.x branch)

  1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or navigate to adobe.com/account
  2. Sign in with your Adobe ID and password
  3. Go to the 'Apps' or 'All Apps' section
  4. Find Adobe Premiere Pro in your installed applications list
  5. Click the 'Update' button next to Premiere Pro
  6. Wait for the download and installation to complete
  7. Restart Premiere Pro to ensure the update is fully applied
Caveat When upgrading major versions (e.g., 24.x to 25.x), project files may need to be upgraded and cannot be opened in older versions; ensure project backups exist before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Premiere Pro Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,780
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