# CVE-2026-92211: Pixar Animation Studio OpenUSD Crate File Parsing Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-03. Updated: 2026-11-03.

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.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Pixar Animation Studio / OpenUSD: v26.03 (affected). Source: CNA: zdi

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.0: 7.8 (high); CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: zdi

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-415

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-791/ (CNA: zdi; x_research-advisory)

- https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD/commit/7c62a43d8823dd4e1ef8c49fc1d72729e1ce6e36 (CNA: zdi; vendor-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: zdi: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92211; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-03

Revision: 7358c47428bcc7ce53f9c06f9f4727736bf5f94fab806b173040eafdfcb6dc93

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-92211

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