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.

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.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Pixar Renderman — versions 22.3.0
Talos Pixar Renderman — versions Renderman 22.3.0 for Mac OS X

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-749

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.