EIP-2026-116883

PRE-CVE

Battle.Net 1.27.1.12428 - Insecure File Permissions

Title source: legacy

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-116883. PoCs published by George Tsimpidas.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in Battle.Net 1.27.1.12428 due to insecure file permissions. A low-privileged user can replace the Battle.net.exe binary with a malicious one to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges upon reboot.

Description

Battle.Net 1.27.1.12428 - Insecure File Permissions

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by George Tsimpidas · textlocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48873

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This exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in Battle.Net 1.27.1.12428 due to insecure file permissions. A low-privileged user can replace the Battle.net.exe binary with a malicious one to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges upon reboot.

Classification

Working Poc 100%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Battle.Net 1.27.1.12428

Auth required

Prerequisites: Low-privileged user access · Battle.Net installed with vulnerable permissions · Ability to transfer and execute a malicious binary

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1548.002 - Bypass User Account Control

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026