CVE-2024-45138
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 - Stager versions 3.0.3 and earlier are 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 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 confidenceUse After Free vulnerability in Adobe Substance3D Stager versions 3.0.3 and earlier allows arbitrary code execution through a malicious file. The vulnerability exploits improper memory management where the application continues to use memory after it has been freed, potentially allowing an attacker to control execution flow.
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< 3.0.4CVSS 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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Identify installed Adobe Substance3D Stager versionOpen the application and navigate to Help > About Adobe Substance 3D Stager, or check the Windows Registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Substance3DStager for the Version value, or on macOS right-click the application in Finder and select Get Info to view the versionAffected if The displayed version is 3.0.3 or earlier, meaning it is older than 3.0.4
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Compare version against affected rangeTake the version number found from the previous step and compare it numerically to 3.0.4 - any version below 3.0.4 is affectedAffected if The installed version is less than 3.0.4 (for example, 3.0.3, 3.0.2, 3.0.1, or any 2.x release)
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Verify patch status via application updaterLaunch Substance3D Stager and check the Help > Updates menu or the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app for available updates to this productAffected if An update to version 3.0.4 or later is available but has not been installed
You are affected if Adobe Substance3D Stager version 3.0.3 or earlier is installed and has not been updated to version 3.0.4 or later.
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 · scoped3.0.4
Update Substance3D Stager to the latest version when a patch is released. Avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources.
3.0.4
- Navigate to the official Adobe support website or Substance 3D Stager product page
- Download Substance 3D Stager version 3.0.4 or later
- Close any running instances of Substance 3D Stager
- Run the installer and follow the prompts to upgrade to version 3.0.4
- Restart the application after installation completes
- Verify the installed version is 3.0.4 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2024-45138 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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