Description
Substance3D - Designer is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Arbitrary code execution
Action: Patch Now
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow that can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the user's context. Exploitation requires a victim to open a maliciously crafted file, meaning user interaction is necessary.

Affected Systems

Adobe Substance 3D Designer is the impacted product. The advisory does not list specific vulnerable versions, so any installation of Substance 3D Designer that has not applied the vendor's security patch may be affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.8 indicates a high severity level. EPSS is not available, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no known active exploits yet. The likely attack vector is a file-based exploit where a malicious file is opened by the user, triggering the heap overflow and code execution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 25, 2026 at 20:16 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Adobe security patch released for Substance 3D Designer
  • Run the application with the least privileges necessary to reduce the impact of any successful exploit
  • Disable automatic opening of unknown files or enforce a trusted file repository to prevent users from opening malicious files

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 25, 2026 at 20:16 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe substance 3d Designer
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:substance_3d_designer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe substance 3d Designer

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Substance3D - Designer is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.
Title Substance3D - Designer | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Subscriptions

Adobe Substance 3d Designer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T22:32:51.976Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T15:28:38.145Z

Link: CVE-2026-48433

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T16:14:41.979Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T18:17:55.377

Modified: 2026-08-28T00:18:01.153

Link: CVE-2026-48433

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T20:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-122

    Heap-based Buffer Overflow