Pixar Animation Studio OpenUSD Crate File Parsing Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

October 26th, 2026
ZDI-26-791 ZDI-CAN-30428

CVE ID

CVE-2026-92211

CVSS Score

7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors

Pixar Animation Studio

Affected Products

OpenUSD

Vulnerability Details

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.

Additional Details

Pixar Animation Studio has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD/commit/7c62a43d8823dd4e1ef8c49fc1d72729e1ce6e36

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2026-04-15 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2026-10-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2026-10-26 - Advisory Updated

Credit

Brandon Evans of TrendAI Zero Day Initiative

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