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    CVE-2018-4048

    An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of the `Temp` directory in GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of the Desktop Galaxy Updater to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

    Published:May 30, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:May 30, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.00053
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gog
    Product
    Galaxy

    Exploits

    https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0722https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0722

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High