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TI-2019-03483 Aliases CVE-2019-5015GHSA-rgh6-pfcr-gf5m

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Mac OS X version of Pixar…

Priority LOW 36CWE-749Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00881 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TalosPixar RendermanRenderman 22.3.0 for Mac OS X—No fix listedCNA
  • Pixar Renderman VendorTalos Affected Renderman 22.3.0 for Mac OS X Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pixar:renderman:22.3.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*22.3.0VulnerablePixar
  • cpe:2.3:a:pixar:renderman:22.3.0:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 22.3.0 Vulnerable ·Pixar

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5015
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgh6-pfcr-gf5m

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2018-02811 NULL pointer dereference in Talos Pixar Renderman CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-02810 Improper input validation in Talos Pixar Renderman CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-03022 Improper input validation in Talos Pixar Renderman CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-03023 Improper input validation in Talos Pixar Renderman CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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