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CVE-2025-21165VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-21165: Adobe Substance3D – Designer · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Adobe Substance3D – DesignerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Adobe Substance3D - DesignerAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Implement strict file handling policies: Educate users to avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources, especially unsolicited files that could be weaponized. 2. Use sandboxing or isolated environments: Open potentially risky files in virtual machines or sandboxed environments to contain any malicious activity. 3. Apply principle of least privilege: Ensure users operate with minimal necessary permissions to limit the impact of code execution under their context. 4. Monitor and restrict macro or scripting capabilities within Adobe Substance3D workflows if applicable. 5. Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of detecting anomalous behaviors indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Maintain up-to-date backups of critical design assets to enable recovery in case of compromise. 7. Stay alert for Adobe’s official patches or updates addressing this vulnerability and prioritize their deployment once available. 8. Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement from compromised endpoints. 9. Use email filtering and anti-phishing technologies to reduce the likelihood of malicious file delivery. 10. Conduct regular security awareness training focusing on social engineering and safe file handling practices.

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.

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