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NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Substance 3D Designer

Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

Adobe Substance 3D Designer through 16.0.4 and prior contains a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) that crashes the application, causing a denial of service. A local attacker can trigger the crash if a victim opens a malicious file.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Substance3D - Designer is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0013 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Substance 3D Designer (Adobe): 16.0.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeSubstance 3D Designerup to 16.0.4 and prior16.0.7Patch availableCNA
  • Substance 3D Designer VendorAdobe Affected up to 16.0.4 and prior Fixed in 16.0.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:substance_3d_designer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 16.0.7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:substance_3d_designer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.0.7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

Update Adobe Substance 3D Designer to version 16.0.7, which is the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Substance 3D Designer (Adobe) Fixed in 16.0.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Adobe Substance 3D Designer — adobe.com/trust/security/products/substance3d-designer/apsb…

    9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-73551 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Substance 3D DesignerPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2026-73559 NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Substance 3D DesignerPriority LOW 24
    • TI-2026-73558 NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Substance 3D DesignerPriority LOW 24

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103824
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-f7hh-wvjx-pqpp
  3. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • TI-2026-50134 Substance3D - Designer | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-35827 Substance3D - Designer | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-35826 Substance3D - Designer | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-35825 Substance3D - Designer | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-35824 Substance3D - Designer | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-35822 Substance3D - Designer | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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