CVE-2018-4050 HIGH

CVE-2018-4050

Vendor Talos
Product GOG Galaxy
Published April 1, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy's Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can globally adjust folder permissions leading to execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated