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CVE-2018-4049 (GCVE-0-2018-4049)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-04-02 15:35 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:04
VLAI
Summary
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of GOG Galaxy's “Games” directory, version 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of installed games to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • local privilege elevation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GOG.COM GOG Galaxy Affected: Gog Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer)
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Date Public
2019-03-26 00:00
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