CVE-2026-21364

Received Received - Intake

NULL Pointer Dereference in Substance3D Painter Causes DoS Crash

Publication date: 2026-03-10

Last updated on: 2026-03-11

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description

Substance3D - Painter versions 11.1.2 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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Published

2026-03-10

Last Modified

2026-03-11

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-03-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-21364

EUVD

EUVD-2026-10748

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
adobe	substance_3d_painter	to 11.1.3 (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 vulnerability affects Substance3D - Painter versions 11.1.2 and earlier. It is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that can cause the application to crash, leading to a denial-of-service condition. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker needs the victim to open a malicious file, which triggers the crash.

Impact Analysis

Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause the Substance3D - Painter application to crash, resulting in denial-of-service. This disruption can affect your ability to use the application and may interrupt your workflow or services relying on this software.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that users do not open malicious files in Substance3D - Painter versions 11.1.2 and earlier.

Consider updating to a version later than 11.1.2 if available, as the vulnerability affects versions 11.1.2 and earlier.

Educate users about the risk of opening untrusted files to prevent exploitation.

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