VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-7985
Valve Steam 2.10.91.91 uses weak permissions (Users: read and write) for the Install folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse steam.exe file.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Valve Steam 2.10.91.91 uses weak permissions (Users: read and write) for the Install folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse steam.exe file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- valvesoftware/steam client
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134513/Steam-2.10.91.91-Weak-File-Permissions-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536961/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134513/Steam-2.10.91.91-Weak-File-Permissions-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536961/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.