---
id: CVE-2026-92211
title: >-
  Pixar Animation Studio OpenUSD Crate File Parsing Double Free Remote Code
  Execution Vulnerability
summary: >-
  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.
  Interact…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-415
vendor: Pixar Animation Studio
product: OpenUSD
affected:
  - OpenUSD v26.03
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-11-06T18:56:55.251051Z'
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-06T18:57:17.737Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92211'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-791/'
    label: ZDI-26-791
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD/commit/7c62a43d8823dd4e1ef8c49fc1d72729e1ce6e36
    label: vendor-provided URL
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00191
epssPercentile: 0.08794
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.625Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `OpenUSD v26.03`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.