CVE-2023-33865

RenderDoc through 1.26 allows local privilege escalation via a symlink attack.

7.8 HighFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.90%Up 0.9 points since Jun 8, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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

Record: CVE-2023-33865
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

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

Record: CVE-2023-33865
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-38015 7.8

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

Record: EUVD-2023-38015
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6fr-rh94-prmv 7.8

RenderDoc through 1.26 allows local privilege escalation via a symlink attack.

RenderDoc through 1.26 allows local privilege escalation via a symlink attack.

Record: GHSA-h6fr-rh94-prmv
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

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

Record: CVE-2023-33865
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-33865 7.8

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33865
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-33865 7.8

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

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-33865
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0253-1 No score

Security update for renderdoc

This update for renderdoc fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2023-33863: integer overflow to heap-based buffer overflow
CVE-2023-33864: integer underflow to heap-based buffer overflow
CVE-2023-33865: symlink vulnerability in /tmp/RenderDoc

Record: openSUSE-SU-2023:0253-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12986-1 No score

renderdoc-1.27-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the renderdoc-1.27-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:12986-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

renderdoc

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`renderdoc` Debian:12	before 1.24+dfsg-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 1.24+dfsg-1	1.24+dfsg-1+deb12u1
`renderdoc` Debian:10 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.2+dfsg-2+deb10u1, plus listed versions 1.2+dfsg-2	1.2+dfsg-2+deb10u1
`renderdoc` Debian:11 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.11+dfsg-5+deb11u1, plus listed versions 1.11+dfsg-5	1.11+dfsg-5+deb11u1
`renderdoc` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.4+dfsg-11.5+dfsg-11.5+dfsg-21.6+dfsg-11.6+dfsg-1build11.6+dfsg-1build2	None known
`renderdoc` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.11+dfsg-51.15+dfsg-11.16+dfsg-11.16+dfsg-1build11.18+dfsg-1	None known
`renderdoc` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.24-bp155.2.3.1	1.24-bp155.2.3.1
`renderdoc` openSUSE:Leap 15.5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.24-bp155.2.3.1	1.24-bp155.2.3.1
`renderdoc` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.27-1.1	1.27-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts	OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-33865 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Renderdoc, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in renderdoc 1.24+dfsg-1+deb12u1.

References

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