What is CVE-2020-24424?

CVE-2020-24424 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-24424?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Premiere

CVE-2020-24424

Adobe Premiere Pro version 14.4 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element 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.

Published 2020-10-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_pro/apsb20-64.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24424?: CVE-2020-24424 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-24424?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.