CVE-2025-54205
📋 TL;DR
Substance3D Sampler versions 5.0.3 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow attackers to read sensitive memory contents. This affects users who open malicious files with the vulnerable software. The vulnerability requires user interaction to exploit.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Substance3D Sampler
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Disclosure of sensitive memory contents including credentials, encryption keys, or other application data stored in memory
Likely Case
Limited information disclosure from application memory, potentially revealing file paths, temporary data, or partial memory contents
If Mitigated
No impact if users don't open untrusted files or if software is patched
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires user to open a malicious file; exploitation requires crafting a specific file format
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.0.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-sampler/apsb25-78.html
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application 2. Navigate to 'Apps' section 3. Find Substance3D Sampler 4. Click 'Update' if available 5. Alternatively, download latest version from Adobe website
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allOnly open trusted files from verified sources
Application control
allUse application whitelisting to prevent execution of untrusted files
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement user training to avoid opening untrusted files
- Use file integrity monitoring to detect suspicious file modifications
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Substance3D Sampler version in application or via Creative Cloud appCheck Version:
Open Substance3D Sampler and check 'About' menu or check in Adobe Creative Cloud appVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 5.0.4 or later📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes when opening files
- Unusual file access patterns
Network Indicators:
- None - local file exploitation only
SIEM Query:
EventID for application crashes or file access from Substance3D Sampler