CVE-2025-53010: AcademySoftwareFoundation MaterialX · NULL Pointer Dereference
Affects AcademySoftwareFoundation MaterialXSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 2.0 Low · fixed in 1.39.3 : patch AcademySoftwareFoundation MaterialX as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.39.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
European organizations should upgrade MaterialX to version 1.39.3 or later, where the NULL pointer dereference issue is resolved. If you cannot patch yet, organizations should implement strict validation and sanitization of MTLX files before processing them, especially those received from external or untrusted sources. Employing file integrity checks and sandboxing rendering or content processing applications can limit the impact of crashes. Additionally, monitoring application logs for unexpected crashes related to MTLX file parsing can help detect potential exploitation attempts. Incorporating automated testing of MTLX files for malformed or malicious content in the content ingestion pipeline can further reduce risk. For organizations developing software that integrates MaterialX, updating dependencies promptly and conducting thorough code reviews around file parsing logic is critical. Finally, maintaining an inventory of software components and their versions will aid in rapid identification and remediation of vulnerable instances.
Description
MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers. In version 1.39.2, when parsing shader nodes in a MTLX file, the MaterialXCore code accesses a potentially null pointer, which can lead to crashes with maliciously crafted files. An attacker could intentionally crash a target program that uses OpenEXR by sending a malicious MTLX file. This is fixed in version 1.39.3.