VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-15529
Local escalation of privileges is possible when a user installs a game or performs a verify/repair operation.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.02%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in GOG Galaxy Client 2.0.17. Local escalation of privileges is possible when a user installs a game or performs a verify/repair operation. The issue exists because of weak file permissions and can be exploited by using opportunistic locks.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.02% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-667, CWE-732
- Affected
- gog/galaxy
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.