CVE-2024-7834 HIGH

CVE-2024-7834: Local privilege escalation in Overwolf

Vendor Overwolf
Product Overwolf
Weakness CWE-427
Published September 4, 2024
Last update September 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A local privilege escalation is caused by Overwolf loading and executing certain dynamic link library files from a user-writeable folder in SYSTEM context on launch. This allows an attacker with unprivileged access to the system to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious .dll file in the respective location.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 4, 2024 CVE published
September 4, 2024 Record updated