CVE-2024-20745 ZDI-CAN-22671: Adobe Premiere Pro AVI File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious AVI file in Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20745?
CVE-2024-20745 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Pro, published on 18 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Premiere 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20745?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Premiere Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20745?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-20745 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20745 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Premiere Pro
- CVE-2026-48269 Premiere Pro | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
- CVE-2026-48270 Premiere Pro | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
- CVE-2026-48369 Premiere Pro | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
- CVE-2026-34636 Premiere Pro | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
- CVE-2026-34637 Premiere Pro | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cwx8-r3r4-fr4j.