VulnerabilityPublished 12 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-54193: Adobe Substance3D – Painter · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Adobe Substance3D – PainterSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% 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:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable component is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either: the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or remotely (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., tricking a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Adobe Substance3D - Painter	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate the risk posed by CVE-2025-54193, European organizations should implement a multi-layered approach: 1) Restrict the use of Adobe Substance3D - Painter to trusted users and environments, limiting exposure to untrusted files. 2) Educate users on the risks of opening files from unknown or unverified sources, emphasizing caution with files received via email or external collaborators. 3) Monitor for updates and patches from Adobe and apply them promptly once available to remediate the vulnerability. 4) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to isolate the Substance3D - Painter application, reducing the impact of potential exploitation. 5) Implement network segmentation to limit access to sensitive design assets and reduce lateral movement opportunities. 6) Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to identify anomalous behaviors related to file handling and memory access within the application. 7) Maintain regular backups of critical design data to ensure recovery in case of data compromise. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on user behavior, application control, and proactive patch management specific to the affected software and vulnerability characteristics.

Description

Substance3D - Painter versions 11.0.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-54193 could be substantial, particularly for companies involved in digital media, animation, gaming, and design sectors that rely on Adobe Substance3D - Painter for content creation. The disclosure of sensitive memory could lead to leakage of proprietary design data, trade secrets, or user credentials, potentially enabling further attacks such as targeted phishing or intellectual property theft. Although the vulnerability does not allow code execution or system compromise directly, the confidentiality breach can undermine competitive advantage and client trust. Additionally, organizations subject to strict data protection regulations such as GDPR may face compliance risks if sensitive personal or corporate data is exposed. The requirement for user interaction somewhat limits the attack surface, but social engineering tactics could be employed to trick users into opening malicious files, especially in collaborative environments where file sharing is common. The absence of known exploits in the wild currently reduces immediate risk, but the medium severity and potential for sensitive data exposure warrant proactive measures.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #8
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Architecture and Design · Language Selection
Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Overread Buffers (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_painter/apsb25-77.html (opens in a new tab)

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Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 20 Aug 2025, 02:06 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-125

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