CVE-2025-53012Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Application crash via unbounded recursive XIncludes

Published Aug 1, 2025 · Updated Aug 1, 2025

Uncontrolled recursion in Academy Software Foundation MaterialX 1.39.2 allows remote attackers to crash applications via nested XIncludes. The processXIncludes routine in MaterialXFormat recursively reads xi:include href targets without enforcing a depth bound, exhausting the thread stack. On Windows, one parsed file can reference an attacker-hosted UNC chain; other systems require a large locally accessible chain.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.82%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled recursion in Academy Software Foundation MaterialX 1.39.2 allows remote attackers to crash applications via nested XIncludes. The processXIncludes routine in MaterialXFormat recursively reads xi:include href targets without enforcing a depth bound, exhausting the thread stack. On Windows, one parsed file can reference an attacker-hosted UNC chain; other systems require a large locally accessible chain.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53012
Published
Aug 1, 2025
Updated
Aug 1, 2025
Vendor
Academy Software Foundation
Product
MaterialX
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 1.39.2, < 1.39.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Academy Software Foundation · MaterialXversion=>= 1.39.2, < 1.39.3

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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