CVE-2024-20744
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.
NVD · uneditedSubstance3D - Painter versions 9.1.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 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.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAn out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe Substance3D Painter versions 9.1.1 and earlier allows arbitrary code execution through parsing a malicious file. The vulnerability occurs during file processing when the application writes data beyond allocated memory boundaries, enabling memory corruption that can be leveraged for code execution in the context of the current user.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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.
NVD · CPE data<= 9.1.1CVSS 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.
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? 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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Adobe Substance 3D Painter is installedWindows: Look in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Painter or check Programs and Features. Mac: Check /Applications for Adobe Substance 3D Painter.appAffected if The application is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberWindows: Right-click the application in Programs and Features and select Properties, or check the version in the application executable. Mac: Right-click Adobe Substance 3D Painter.app > Get Info, or run: defaults read "/Applications/Adobe Substance 3D Painter.app/Contents/Info.plist" CFBundleShortVersionStringAffected if Version cannot be determined or is 9.1.1 or earlier
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Compare your version against the affected rangeIf version is readable, verify whether it is 9.1.1 or any earlier version (such as 9.1.0, 9.0.x, 8.x, etc.)Affected if Installed version is 9.1.1 or earlier
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Identify user file handling behaviorReview whether users in your environment commonly open .sbsar, .sbs, or other Substance file formats received from external or untrusted sourcesAffected if Users open files from untrusted sources using Substance 3D Painter
You are affected if Adobe Substance 3D Painter version 9.1.1 or earlier is installed and users can open maliciously crafted files with the application.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply the vendor patch/update to Substance3D Painter when released by Adobe, and enforce user awareness training to avoid opening untrusted or unsolicited files.
Substance 3D Painter version > 9.1.1 (latest available version)
- Navigate to the Adobe Substance 3D Painter download page or open the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- Locate Substance 3D Painter in your installed applications
- Check for and install any available updates to obtain the latest version
- Verify the installed version is greater than 9.1.1 after updating
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-20744 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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