NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Substance 3D Designer
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 dereferences a NULL pointer (CWE-476). A local attacker can crash the application and cause a denial of service 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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Substance 3D Designer | up to 16.0.4 and prior | 16.0.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Substance 3D Designer VendorAdobe Affected up to 16.0.4 and prior Fixed in 16.0.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Adobe Substance 3D Designer to version 16.0.7, the fixed version listed for this issue.
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-2026-73557 Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Substance 3D DesignerPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103828
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-v9w9-v5fc-9chg
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More Adobe Substance 3d Designer vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-103828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v9w9-v5fc-9chg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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