CVE-2023-33865: RenderDoc · Link Following
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 1.27 : patch affected systems soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.27
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Jun 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Upgrade RenderDoc to version 1.27 or later as soon as the patch is available to eliminate the vulnerability.
- Until patching is possible, restrict write permissions to the /tmp directory and specifically to /tmp/RenderDoc to trusted users only, preventing unauthorized symlink creation.
- Implement monitoring and alerting for suspicious symlink creation or modification activities within /tmp, using file integrity monitoring tools.
- Enforce the use of secure temporary directories with proper ownership and permissions, avoiding reliance on world-writable directories for sensitive operations.
- Educate developers and system administrators about the risks of symlink attacks and secure handling of temporary files.
- Consider running RenderDoc with the least privileges necessary and within isolated environments or containers to limit the impact of potential exploitation.
- Regularly audit local user permissions and access controls to minimize the number of users who can perform local operations that might exploit this vulnerability.
Description
RenderDoc before 1.27 allows local privilege escalation via a symlink attack. It relies on the /tmp/RenderDoc directory regardless of ownership.
References
- renderdoc.org (opens in a new tab)
- qualys.com/2023/06/06/renderdoc/renderdoc.txt (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jun/2 (opens in a new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/172804/RenderDoc-1.26-Local-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00023.html (opens in a new tab)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-10 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00008.html (opens in a new tab)