A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Mac OS X version of Pixar Renderman 22.3.0's Install Helper helper tool
Published Mar 8, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.88%
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
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- Version Renderman 22.3.0 for Mac OS XStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talos | Pixar Renderman | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00881) | 57.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00881) | 57.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 32.51th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 7.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107436 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken Link
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107436 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken Link | |
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0773 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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