CVE-2023-33865

RenderDoc before 1.27 allows local privilege escalation via a symlink attack. It relies on the /tmp/RenderDoc directory regardless of ownership.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172804/RenderDoc-1.26-Local-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jun/2	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00023.html	Third Party Advisory
https://renderdoc.org/	Product
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-10
https://www.qualys.com/2023/06/06/renderdoc/renderdoc.txt	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172804/RenderDoc-1.26-Local-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jun/2	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00023.html	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00008.html
https://renderdoc.org/	Product
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-10
https://www.qualys.com/2023/06/06/renderdoc/renderdoc.txt	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:renderdoc:renderdoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Nov 2025, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00008.html -

Information

Published : 2023-06-07 20:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-33865

Mitre link : CVE-2023-33865

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-33865

JSON object : View

Products Affected

renderdoc

renderdoc

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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