CVE-2026-27214: Adobe Substance3D Painter NULL pointer dereference

CVE-2026-27214 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-03-10

Substance3D Painter, a professional 3D painting and texturing application, contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by tricking users into opening a malicious file. This causes service disruption and prevents artists from working until the application is restarted.

Technologies: Adobe Substance 3d Painter, Adobe Substance3D Painter. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-27214 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-27214 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-27214?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 10 March 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Adobe Substance3D Painter 11.1.2 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-27214?
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-2026-27214 attacked?
It is attacked with local access.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-27214?
Check whether you run Adobe Substance 3d Painter or Adobe Substance3D 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 Substance3D Painter versions 11.1.2 and earlier. The flaw occurs when the application processes a malicious or specially crafted file, leading to a crash. Exploitation requires user interaction—a victim must open the malicious file—making it a local attack vector. An attacker cannot remotely trigger this vulnerability or gain code execution; the impact is limited to denial-of-service (application crash). Patches for versions after 11.1.2 are available.

Affected products

  • Adobe Substance3D Painter 11.1.2 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2026-03-10: disclosed

References

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