VDB-395200 · CVE-2026-48429 · GCVE-0-2026-48429

Adobe Substance 3D Designer up to 16.0.4 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Adobe Substance 3D Designer up to 16.0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-48429. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Substance 3D Designer up to 16.0.4. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Substance3D - Designer is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-48429 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 16.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Substance 3D Designer

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (adobe): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Substance 3D Designer 16.0.5

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-48429 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-395200

Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2026 20:32
Changes: 08/25/2026 20:32 (62)
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