Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2026-92211Pixar Animation Studio OpenUSD Crate File Parsing Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity double free in OpenUSD from Pixar Animation Studio. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Pixar Animation Studio OpenUSD Crate File Parsing Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Pixar Animation Studio OpenUSD. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of USDC and USDZ files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing further free operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-30428.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pixar Animation Studio	OpenUSD	v26.03

Weakness: CWE-415 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-26-791 x_research-advisory
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