CVE-2025-54198
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-54198 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Substance3D Modeler that could allow attackers to read sensitive memory contents when a victim opens a malicious file. This affects users of Substance3D Modeler versions 1.22.0 and earlier who open untrusted 3D model files.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Substance3D Modeler
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could exfiltrate sensitive data from the application's memory, potentially including authentication tokens, encryption keys, or other confidential information stored in memory during file processing.
Likely Case
Limited information disclosure from application memory, potentially revealing some internal application state or previously processed data fragments.
If Mitigated
No impact if users only open trusted files from verified sources and the application is properly patched.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and knowledge of memory layout. No public exploits known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.23.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-modeler/apsb25-76.html
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Open Substance3D Modeler. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to update to version 1.23.0 or later. 4. Alternatively, download latest version from Adobe Creative Cloud.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict untrusted file processing
allConfigure application or system policies to prevent opening untrusted .sbsar or other 3D model files from unknown sources.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to restrict execution of vulnerable Substance3D Modeler versions
- Educate users to never open 3D model files from untrusted or unknown sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Open Substance3D Modeler, go to Help > About, check if version is 1.22.0 or earlier.Check Version:
Not applicable - check via application GUI Help > About menuVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify version is 1.23.0 or later in Help > About.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes when processing specific 3D files
- Unusual memory access patterns in application logs
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections following file processing that could indicate data exfiltration
SIEM Query:
EventID=4688 AND ProcessName='Substance3D Modeler.exe' AND CommandLine CONTAINS '.sbsar' OR EventID=1000 AND Application='Substance3D Modeler.exe'