4.5

CVE-2025-0567: epic games launcher Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 4.5v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 19-01-2025Last modified 21-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-0567 is a medium (CVSS 4.5) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in epic games launcher. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Epic Games Launcher up to 17.2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library profapi.dll of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 2 sources · 4 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.20% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Epic games1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links