Substance3D Designer 15.1.0 NPE causes DoS via malicious file
CVE-2026-21338 Published on February 10, 2026
Substance3D - Designer | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Substance3D - Designer versions 15.1.0 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-21338 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-21338
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Affected Versions
Adobe Substance3D - Designer:- Before and including 15.1.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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