NULL pointer dereference in Academysoftwarefoundation Materialx

CVE-2025-53010

MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers. In version 1.39.2, when parsing shader nodes in a MTLX file, the MaterialXCore code accesses a potentially null pointer, which can lead to crashes with maliciously crafted files. An attacker could intentionally crash a target program that uses OpenEXR by sending a malicious MTLX file. This is fixed in version 1.39.3.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53010?
CVE-2025-53010 is a high-severity vulnerability in Academysoftwarefoundation Materialx, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-53010?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-53010 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.