Substance 3d StagerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2023-26392

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-04-12

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.0.1 or later.

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81/100

Remediation priority · High

No privileges

Official description

NVD · unedited

Adobe Substance 3D Stager version 2.0.1 (and earlier) is 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 victim must open a malicious file.

Technical summary

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Adobe Substance 3D Stager versions 2.0.1 and earlier contain a Use After Free vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution when a victim opens a malicious file. The vulnerability occurs when memory is accessed after it has been freed, potentially allowing an attacker to control execution flow.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Substance 3D Stager to the latest version; avoid opening files from untrusted sources.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

Substance 3d StagerApplication

Affected:<= 2.0.1

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected?

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

Verify Adobe Substance 3D Stager is installed

Check for the application in the system program directory (Windows: Program Files or Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Stager; macOS: /Applications/Adobe Substance 3D Stager) or review installed programs via Control Panel (Windows) or Finder (macOS)

Affected if The application is present on the system
Locate the installed executable version

Right-click the Adobe Substance 3D Stager executable (Stager.exe on Windows, Adobe Substance 3D Stager.app on macOS), select Properties, and view the Details tab for the File Version or Product Version

Affected if The executable version cannot be determined or is <= 2.0.1
Check version via application launch

Launch the application and navigate to Help > About Adobe Substance 3D Stager to display the exact version number shown in the About dialog

Affected if The displayed version is 2.0.1 or any version lower than 2.0.1
Inspect registry for version on Windows

Open Windows Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Stager or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Stager to find the version value

Affected if The registry version value indicates 2.0.1 or earlier
Confirm vulnerability trigger condition

The vulnerability requires a user to open a malicious file; review recent files opened by the application in the application's recent files list or system file access logs

Affected if The application was used to open files from untrusted or unknown sources

The system is affected if Adobe Substance 3D Stager version 2.0.1 or earlier is installed and the application was used to open files, particularly from untrusted sources.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Remediation

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.0.1

Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Substance 3D Stager to the latest version; avoid opening files from untrusted sources.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Adobe Substance 3D Stager version 2.0.2 or later

Visit the Adobe Security Bulletin page at helpx.adobe.com to find the specific security update for CVE-2023-26392
Download and install the latest version of Adobe Substance 3D Stager from the official Adobe website
Verify the installed version is greater than 2.0.1 after installation

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Substance 3d Stager Scoped from the published advisory

Consultation1.0 h
Implementation1.0 h
Testing1.0 h
Review / QA1.0 h

4.0 hours of engineering $750

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References

Primary sources

helpx.adobe.comVendor Advisory
nvd.nist.govNVD record

Practitioner notes

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Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-26392 in production — separate from our analysis above.

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A config change or rule that shut the vector down
A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon

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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to after 2.0.1 or later

Severity 7.8 High

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.4%

Affects: Substance 3d Stager

Remediation

A high-priority fix

Fix this in Substance 3d Stager 4 hrs · Low

Typical engagement from $750

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A high-priority vulnerability. Send your environment and a specialist will scope CVE-2023-26392 and return a fixed quote and timeline.

You’ll deal with our team directly and deploy the reviewed fix to staging first — never straight to production.

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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Official description

Technical summary

Affected products & versions

CVSS breakdown

Am I affected?

Remediation

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