NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Substance 3D Stager
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 Stager versions from 0 through 3.1.8 contain a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476). The flaw makes the application dereference a NULL pointer and crash. A local attacker can 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 - Stager 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
Remediation
Update Adobe Substance 3D Stager to version 3.1.9, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Adobe Substance 3D Stager (Adobe) Fixed in 3.1.9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Adobe Substance 3D Stager — adobe.com/trust/security/products/substance3d-stager/apsb26…
16 records Highest priority Priority LOW 16 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-73579 Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Substance 3D StagerPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-73572 Use after free in Substance3D Stager allows code executionPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-73571 Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Substance 3D StagerPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103852
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-cx5v-66j6-c27v
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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- TI-2023-13696 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-103852 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103852 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cx5v-66j6-c27v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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