CVE-2019-15511: gog galaxy
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-15511 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in gog galaxy. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the GalaxyClientService installed by GOG Galaxy. Due to Improper Access Control, an attacker can send unauthenticated local TCP packets to the service to gain SYSTEM privileges in Windows system where GOG Galaxy software is installed. All GOG Galaxy versions before 1.2.60 and all corresponding versions of GOG Galaxy 2.0 Beta are affected.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.75%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
54%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.75% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Gog1 product
- galaxy< 1.2.60 | ≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.8
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025458833-GOG-GALAXY-2-0-updates-and-known-issuesX Refsource MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- cqureacademy.com/cqure-labs/cqlabs-cve-2019-15511-broken-access-control-in-gog-galaxyX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory