{"id":"CVE-2020-13531","details":"A use-after-free vulnerability exists in a way Pixar OpenUSD 20.08 processes reference paths textual USD files. A specially crafted file can trigger the reuse of a freed memory which can result in further memory corruption and arbitrary code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, the victim needs to open an attacker-provided malformed file.","modified":"2026-08-27T08:40:33.388454Z","published":"2020-12-03T17:15:11.943Z","references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1145"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD","events":[{"introduced":"71b4baace2044ea4400ba802e91667f9ebe342f0"},{"last_affected":"71b4baace2044ea4400ba802e91667f9ebe342f0"}],"database_specific":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:pixar:openusd:20.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"20.08"},{"last_affected":"20.08"}],"source":"CPE_STRING"}}],"versions":["20.08","v20.08"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-13531.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}