Adobe Substance 3D Sampler up to 6.0.1/6.0.2 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Substance 3D Sampler up to 6.0.1/6.0.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-48422. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Substance 3D Sampler up to 6.0.1/6.0.2. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Substance3D - Sampler 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-48422 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 341082 (Adobe Substance 3D Sampler <= 6.0.1 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB26-121)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (341082) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-65640). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 341082
Nessus Name: Adobe Substance 3D Sampler <= 6.0.1 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities (APSB26-121)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Substance 3D Sampler 6.0.3

Timelineinfo

05/21/2026 CVE reserved
08/25/2026 +96 days Advisory disclosed
08/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/28/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-48422 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-395183
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2026 20:20
Updated: 08/28/2026 07:07
Changes: 08/25/2026 20:20 (62), 08/26/2026 07:35 (1), 08/28/2026 07:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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