CVE-2025-21164: Adobe Substance3D – Designer · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects Adobe Substance3D – DesignerSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Substance3D - Designer | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate this vulnerability effectively, European organizations should: 1) Immediately restrict the use of Adobe Substance3D - Designer to trusted users and environments until patches are released. 2) Implement strict email and file filtering to detect and block suspicious or unexpected design files, especially from external or unverified sources. 3) Educate users on the risks of opening unsolicited or unexpected files, emphasizing caution with design files received via email or collaboration platforms. 4) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to limit the ability of malicious code to execute or affect other system components. 5) Monitor endpoint behavior for anomalies indicative of exploitation attempts, such as unusual memory access patterns or process activity related to Substance3D. 6) Once Adobe releases patches or updates, prioritize immediate deployment across all affected systems. 7) Consider network segmentation to isolate creative workstations from critical infrastructure to limit potential lateral movement. 8) Maintain up-to-date backups of critical design assets to enable recovery in case of compromise.
Description
Substance3D - Designer versions 14.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.