CVE-2018-4049 CRITICAL

CVE-2018-4049

Vendor Gog.com
Product GOG Galaxy
Published April 2, 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 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 2, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated