{"id":82830,"date":"2025-10-15T03:37:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:37:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-23T03:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:26:18","slug":"cve-2025-54187-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-painter-resulting-in-arbitrary-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54187-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-painter-resulting-in-arbitrary-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54187: Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Substance3D &#8211; Painter Resulting in Arbitrary Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-54187, has been discovered in Substance3D &#8211; Painter versions 11.0.2 and earlier, which could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability is of high concern due to its ability to compromise system integrity and result in possible data leakage. The exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file, making the issue more significant as it raises the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59340-jinjava-template-engine-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90394\">potential for social engineering<\/a> attacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54187<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59360-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-chaos-controller-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90096\">code execution<\/a>, potential system compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-356276516\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30322-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-painter-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91715\">Substance3D &#8211; Painter<\/a> | 11.0.2 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5042-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerability-in-autodesk-revit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90545\">vulnerability arises from an out-of-bounds<\/a> write condition within Substance3D &#8211; Painter. An attacker can craft a malicious file that, when opened in Substance3D &#8211; Painter, triggers this condition and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7848-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-ni-labview-potentially-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90456\">leads to an overflow of data beyond the allocated memory<\/a> boundaries. This overflow can overwrite other data and can potentially be exploited to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34195-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-vasion-print-virtual-appliance-host-and-application\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90139\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> in the software&#8217;s context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1491441562\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Given the nature of this vulnerability, a direct HTTP request or shell command example may not be applicable. However, conceptually, the exploit process might involve the creation of a specially crafted file that triggers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47752-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-v-sft-v6-2-5-0-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91353\">out-of-bounds write<\/a> condition when opened in Substance3D &#8211; Painter.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Pseudocode\nmalicious_file = create_malicious_file() # Function to create a file that triggers out-of-bounds write\nsend_malicious_file_to_victim(malicious_file) # Function to send the file to the victim<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this pseudocode, `create_malicious_file` represents a function that creates a file designed to trigger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47751-critical-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-v-sft-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91358\">out-of-bounds write<\/a> condition in Substance3D &#8211; Painter. The `send_malicious_file_to_victim` function represents the method used to deliver the malicious file to the victim, which could be through phishing, social engineering, or other means.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are urged to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as it is available. In the interim, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may provide temporary mitigation. However, these measures do not guarantee complete protection, and patching the affected software remains the most effective solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-54187, has been discovered in Substance3D &#8211; Painter versions 11.0.2 and earlier, which could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability is of high concern due to its ability to compromise system integrity and result in possible data leakage. The exploitation of this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-82830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82830"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84885,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82830\/revisions\/84885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82830"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=82830"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=82830"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=82830"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=82830"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=82830"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=82830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}