Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117261. PoCs published by George Tsimpidas.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in Guild Wars 2 due to insecure folder permissions, allowing a low-privileged user to replace the Gw2-64.exe binary with a malicious one to gain administrative privileges.
Description
Guild Wars 2 - Insecure Folder Permissions
Exploits (1)
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WORKING POC
by George Tsimpidas · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48876
This exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in Guild Wars 2 due to insecure folder permissions, allowing a low-privileged user to replace the Gw2-64.exe binary with a malicious one to gain administrative privileges.
Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Guild Wars 2 Launcher (Gw2-64.exe) Build 106915
Auth required
Prerequisites:
Low-privileged user access · Guild Wars 2 installed with insecure permissions
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026
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Details
Status
pre_cve
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026