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TI-2020-05021 Aliases CVE-2020-6156GHSA-wj4q-g69x-hrg9

Heap-based buffer overflow in Pixar

Priority LOW 37CWE-122Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A heap overflow vulnerability exists in Pixar OpenUSD 20.05 when the software parses compressed sections in binary USD files. To trigger this vulnerability, the victim needs to open an attacker-provided malformed file in an instance USDC file format path element token index.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01347 71st 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
—PixarPixar OpenUSD 20.05 , Apple macOS Catalina 10.15.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Pixar Vendor— Affected Pixar OpenUSD 20.05 , Apple macOS Catalina 10.15.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pixar:openusd:20.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.05VulnerablePixar
  • cpe:2.3:a:pixar:openusd:20.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.05 Vulnerable ·Pixar

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6156
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wj4q-g69x-hrg9

References

Exploit 1

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Sources

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