# CVE-2026-48424: Adobe Substance3D Sampler heap buffer overflow

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48424-adobe-substance3d-sampler-heap-buffer-overflow  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-25. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-48424 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-08-25

Adobe Substance3D Sampler is a 3D texture and material creation tool used by designers and artists. The application contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a user's system if they open a specially crafted malicious file. Exploitation requires the user to manually open a malicious file, but successful exploitation could compromise the entire workstation.

Technologies: [Adobe Substance 3D Sampler](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/substance-3d-sampler), [Adobe Substance3D Sampler](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/substance3d-sampler). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-48424 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48424 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-48424?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 25 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Substance3D Sampler.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48424?** 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-2026-48424 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-48424?** Check whether you run Adobe Substance 3D Sampler or Adobe Substance3D Sampler. 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

Substance3D Sampler is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that arises from improper input validation when processing malicious files. The vulnerability is triggered when a user opens a specially crafted file in the application, causing a heap buffer overflow that an attacker can leverage to achieve arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the current user. The attack requires user interaction in the form of opening a malicious file; no network-based exploitation vector is available. Adobe has identified and patched this vulnerability; users should update to the latest version of Substance3D Sampler.

## Affected products

- Adobe Substance3D Sampler

## Timeline

- 2026-08-25: disclosed

## References

- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-sampler/apsb26-121.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-sampler/apsb26-121.html)

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