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CVE-2018-3974
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of GOG Galaxy's install directory. An…
Critical9.3EPSS 0.53%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- talos
Description
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of GOG Galaxy's install directory. An attacker can overwrite an executable that is launched as a system service on boot by default to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.3.
Weakness
- local privilege elevation
- CWE-732 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-732 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected Gog Galaxy 1.2.45.61 (Windows 64-bit Installer)
References (1)
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0640 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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