CVE-2018-4048 CRITICAL

CVE-2018-4048

Vendor Talos
Product GOG Galaxy
Published May 30, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of the `Temp` directory in GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of the Desktop Galaxy Updater to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 30, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated