VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-11827
In GOG Galaxy 1.2.67, there is a service that is vulnerable to weak file/service permissions: GalaxyClientService.exe.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In GOG Galaxy 1.2.67, there is a service that is vulnerable to weak file/service permissions: GalaxyClientService.exe. An attacker can put malicious code in a Trojan horse GalaxyClientService.exe. After that, the attacker can re-start this service as an unprivileged user to escalate his/her privileges and run commands on the machine with SYSTEM rights.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- gog/galaxy
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://fatihhcelik.blogspot.com/2020/04/gog-galaxy-desktop-app-local-privilege.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.gog.com/galaxyProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://fatihhcelik.blogspot.com/2020/04/gog-galaxy-desktop-app-local-privilege.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.gog.com/galaxyProduct, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.