CVE-2026-21364: Adobe Substance 3D Painter NULL pointer dereference

CVE-2026-21364 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-03-10

Substance 3D Painter, a professional 3D painting and texturing application, contains a NULL pointer dereference flaw that crashes the application when processing malicious files. An attacker can craft a malicious project or asset file that, when opened by a user, causes the application to crash, disrupting creative workflows and potentially causing loss of unsaved work.

Technologies: Adobe Substance 3d Painter. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-21364 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-21364 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-21364?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 10 March 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Adobe Substance 3d Painter 11.1.2 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-21364?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-21364 attacked?
It is attacked with local access.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-21364?
Check whether you run Adobe Substance 3d Painter at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference in Substance 3D Painter versions 11.1.2 and earlier. The flaw occurs when the application processes a malformed or specially crafted file without properly validating pointer references before dereferencing them. Exploitation requires user interaction: a victim must open a malicious file, typically a project or texture asset. A successful exploit results in application crash and denial-of-service, but does not enable code execution or data theft. Adobe has issued security advisory APSB26-25 with patched versions.

Affected products

  • Adobe Substance 3D Painter 11.1.2 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2026-03-10: disclosed
  • 2026-03-10: advisory: Adobe security advisory APSB26-25 issued

References

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