CVE-2018-3974: gog galaxy

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-3974 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in gog galaxy. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 02-04-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of GOG Galaxy's install directory. An attacker can overwrite an executable that is launched as a system service on boot by default to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceThe product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.