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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2023-33865 json

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

published 2023-06-07 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-38015

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, 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

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

Patch / fix

  • renderdoc renderdoc 1.27
  • renderdoc Debian 12 1.24+dfsg-1+deb12u1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33865

  • renderdoc openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.27-1.1
  • renderdoc Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 1.24-bp155.2.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12986-1openSUSE-SU-2023:0253-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • qualys.com https://www.qualys.com/2023/06/06/renderdoc/renderdoc.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jun/2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172804/RenderDoc-1.26-Local-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.