VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-5015
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Mac OS X version of Pixar Renderman 22.3.0's Install Helper helper tool.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.88%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.88% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-749
- Affected
- pixar/renderman
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107436Broken Link
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107436Broken Link
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.