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TI-2023-16737 Aliases CVE-2023-33865GHSA-h6fr-rh94-prmv

RenderDoc before 1.27 allows local privilege escalation via a symlink attack.

Priority HIGH 69CWE-59Published · 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

RenderDoc before 1.27 allows local privilege escalation via a symlink attack. It relies on the /tmp/RenderDoc directory regardless of ownership.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00898 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:renderdoc:renderdoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.27VulnerableRenderdoc
  • cpe:2.3:a:renderdoc:renderdoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.27 Vulnerable ·Renderdoc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-33865
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6fr-rh94-prmv

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-16736 StreamReader::ReadFromExternal in RenderDoc before 1.27 allows an Integer Overflow with a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16735 SerialiseValue in RenderDoc before 1.27 allows an Integer Overflow with a resultant… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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