Substance 3d PainterApplication · Adobe

CVE-2025-24450

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 11.0.0 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 · unedited
Substance3D - Painter versions 10.1.2 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 · moderate confidence

A out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe Substance3D Painter versions 10.1.2 and earlier allows writing data beyond allocated memory boundaries. Successful exploitation requires a user to open a malicious file, which can result in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the current user.

MitigationUpdate Substance3D Painter to a version newer than 10.1.2. Avoid opening untrusted or unexpected files from unknown sources.

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
Substance 3d PainterApplication
Affected:< 11.0.0

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.

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 checks

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

  1. Verify Adobe Substance 3D Painter is installed
    On Windows, check the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Substance 3D Painter or look in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Painter for the application folder
    Affected if The application is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed version number
    Open Adobe Substance 3D Painter, go to Help > About, or check the version in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Substance 3D Painter\InstalledVersion
    Affected if The version displayed is earlier than 11.0.0
  3. Compare version against affected range
    Compare your installed version (e.g., 10.x.x) to the affected range of 10.1.2 and earlier, which corresponds to versions < 11.0.0
    Affected if Your installed version is 10.1.2 or any 10.x release below 11.0.0
  4. Assess file opening behavior
    Determine whether the user routinely opens .sbsar or other Substance files from untrusted or unknown sources, as exploitation requires opening a malicious file
    Affected if Users with vulnerable versions routinely open files from untrusted sources

You are affected if Adobe Substance 3D Painter version 10.1.2 or earlier (below 11.0.0) is installed and users open files from untrusted sources.

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

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 11.0.0 or later
Fixed in 11.0.0
Interim mitigation

Update Substance3D Painter to a version newer than 10.1.2. Avoid opening untrusted or unexpected files from unknown sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Substance 3D Painter 11.0.0 or later

  1. Verify current version of Adobe Substance 3D Painter by opening the application and checking Help > About
  2. Close any running instances of Substance 3D Painter
  3. Download Adobe Substance 3D Painter version 11.0.0 or later from the official Adobe website (helpx.adobe.com)
  4. Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the upgrade
  5. Launch the updated application and confirm the version shows 11.0.0 or later via Help > About
  6. Ensure all project files are backed up before opening any untrusted files in the future

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

Fix this in Substance 3d Painter Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,120
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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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