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CVE-2008-4863

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4863 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the BPY_interface component of Blender 2.46. This flaw allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious Python file in the current working directory, due to an incorrect configuration of sys.path by the PySys_SetArgv function. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (High), the vulnerability requires local access and medium attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.46CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:blender:blender:2.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-4863

blender: untrusted python modules search path

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201001-07.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/1