CVE-2024-30309
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 9.1.2 and earlier Answer: are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 read vulnerability in Adobe Substance3D Painter versions 9.1.2 and earlier allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents when a user opens a maliciously crafted file. This information disclosure can aid attackers in bypassing security mitigations like ASLR, though exploitation requires user interaction.
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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< 10.0.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Verify Adobe Substance3D Painter is installedCheck for the application in the system: on Windows look in Program Files or the Start menu for 'Adobe Substance 3D Painter', on macOS check /Applications for 'Substance 3D Painter'. Also check for any running processes named 'Adobe Substance 3D Painter' or 'Substance 3D Painter'.Affected if The application is found on the system
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Determine the installed version numberOpen Adobe Substance3D Painter and navigate to Help > About Substance 3D Painter to display the exact version number. On Windows you can also check the executable properties of the installed application.Affected if The version displayed is 9.1.2 or earlier, or any version below 10.0.0
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Confirm the file opening feature is accessibleVerify that the application can open project files (.spproj, .sbsar) or other supported file formats. This vulnerability triggers specifically when opening a maliciously crafted file, so the file open functionality must be available to the user.Affected if File opening functionality exists and the user can open files with the application
If Adobe Substance3D Painter is installed and the version is 9.1.2 or earlier (or any version below 10.0.0), the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-30309 when opening files from untrusted sources.
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 · scoped10.0.0
Update Adobe Substance3D Painter to a version newer than 9.1.2 when patches are released. Until then, avoid opening files from untrusted sources.
Adobe Substance 3D Painter 10.0.0 or later
- 1. Close any running instances of Adobe Substance 3D Painter
- 2. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- 3. Navigate to the 'Apps' or 'All Apps' section
- 4. Find Adobe Substance 3D Painter in the list
- 5. Click the 'Update' button if an update to version 10.0.0 or later is available
- 6. Wait for the download and installation to complete
- 7. Launch Adobe Substance 3D Painter to verify the update was successful
- 8. Confirm the installed version is 10.0.0 or later by checking Help > About
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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-30309 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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