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CVE-2025-53009
Vulnerability in MaterialX (CVE-2025-53009)
Summary
vulnerability in MaterialX (CVE-2025-53009). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``nodegraph``. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.39.3` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-53009** has been found in MaterialX.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``nodegraph`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade MaterialX to **1.39.3** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "MaterialX CVE-2025-53009" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-53009 (MaterialX) — CWE-121 /
Attack surface: `nodegraph` / `recursion_overflow.mtlx`
Patched: `1.39.3` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-121) exists in MaterialX. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``nodegraph`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
MaterialX — . Attack surface: `nodegraph` / `recursion_overflow.mtlx`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.39.3**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'MaterialX' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'MaterialX' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `MaterialX` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade MaterialX to 1.39.3ステージング環境で 1.39.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
pip
MaterialX
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.39.3"}]}]
PyPI
materialx
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.39.2"},{"fixed":"1.39.3"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53009
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wx6g-fm6f-w822
- package https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX
- package https://pypi.org/project/materialx
- web https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/security/advisories/GHSA-wx6g-fm6f-w822
- web https://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-53009
- web https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/issues/2504
- web https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/pull/2505
- web https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/releases/tag/v1.39.3
- web https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/commit/91ffea0de7bfe7bcd0c399b07f04fc48227055ff