Vulnerability in Pixar Renderman
CVE-2019-5015
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Mac OS X version of Pixar Renderman 22.3.0's Install Helper helper tool. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pixar Renderman — versions 22.3.0
- Talos Pixar Renderman — versions Renderman 22.3.0 for Mac OS X
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107436 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5015?
- CVE-2019-5015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pixar Renderman, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5015?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.