CVE-2026-103829

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NULL Pointer Dereference in Adobe Substance3D Designer

Publication date: 2026-10-13

Last updated on: 2026-10-15

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description

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.

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Published

2026-10-13

Last Modified

2026-10-15

Generated

2026-10-19

AI Q&A

2026-10-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-18

NVD

CVE-2026-103829

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
adobe	substance_3d_designer	to 16.0.7 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-476	The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

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Executive Summary

This is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Adobe Substance 3D Designer. It allows an attacker to crash the application by exploiting a flaw where the program attempts to access a memory location that has no value (NULL). This leads to a denial-of-service condition where the application becomes unresponsive.

Detection Guidance

Detection involves monitoring for crashes when opening files in Substance3D Designer. Check application logs for NULL pointer dereference errors or unexpected terminations after file interactions.

Impact Analysis

If you open a malicious file crafted by an attacker, the application may crash, causing you to lose unsaved work. It does not allow code execution or data theft but disrupts normal use of the software.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Substance3D Designer to the latest patched version. Avoid opening untrusted files. Implement file validation checks before processing.

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