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CVE-2019-5015

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-03-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-749

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.

Affected products

• Talos Pixar Renderman: 22.3.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107436
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107436
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773

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