ZDI-26-791: Pixar Animation Studio OpenUSD Crate File Parsing Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Source Zero Day Initiative
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC
Rated High by Zero Day Initiative · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
Public on cve.org; its publication date is not in this record
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
Description
A double free vulnerability in Pixar Animation Studio OpenUSD crate file parsing allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation requires interaction with the OpenUSD library, with attack vectors varying by implementation. The vulnerability has a high severity rating of 7.8 assigned by ZDI.