CVE-2018-4048
HIGHGOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 - Local Privilege Escalation via Temp Directory File Overwrite
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0722
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0060
EPSS Percentile
43.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-668
Status
published
Products (1)
gog/galaxy
1.2.48.36
Published
May 30, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026