CVE-2024-34123 Adobe Premiere Pro arbitrary DLL loading lead to remote code execution

High 7.0 Published 9 Jul 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An attacker can achieve remote code execution in Adobe Premiere Pro by placing a malicious DLL in the application's search path, requiring user interaction.

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-2024-34123?

CVE-2024-34123 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Pro, published on 9 Jul 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 23.6.5, 24.4.1 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting a malicious file into the search path, which the application might execute instead of the legitimate file. This could occur when the application uses a search path to locate executables or libraries. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, attack complexity is high.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34123?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Premiere Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2024-34123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2024-34123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qv42-rgf2-jwrj.