CVE-2023-47055
Published: 16 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-47055 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Pro. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 29.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Premiere Pro versions 24.0 and earlier, along with 23.6 and earlier, contain a Use After Free vulnerability (CWE-416) that can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The flaw is triggered when the application processes a specially crafted file, and the CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 reflects local attack complexity combined with required user interaction.
An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a malicious file that a victim must open in the affected Premiere Pro installation. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code under the privileges of the user running the application, without needing prior authentication or elevated rights on the system.
The official Adobe advisory APSB23-65, published alongside the CVE, directs users to apply the vendor-supplied updates that remediate the use-after-free condition in the listed versions.
EPSS for this CVE rose sharply from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1423 on 2025-01-22 before receding, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest well after initial disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-51210
Vulnerability details
Adobe Premiere Pro version 24.0 (and earlier) and 23.6 (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…
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in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.