CVE-2019-5015 json
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Mac OS X version of Pixar Renderman 22.3.0's Install Helper helper tool.
published 2019-03-08 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-14622
- cvss
- 9.0
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Exploit prediction
0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Talos Pixar Renderman
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-749 Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
References
-
talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/107436
vdb-entry, broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-5015
- NVD CVE-2019-5015
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