What is CVE-2025-54242?

CVE-2025-54242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Pro, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-54242?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-54242 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Adobe Premiere Pro

CVE-2025-54242

Premiere Pro versions 25.3, 24.6.5 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 in that a…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.001 (16.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Premiere Pro — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_pro/apsb25-87.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54242?: CVE-2025-54242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Pro, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-54242?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-54242 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.