VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-31462
An attacker can change values in an unencrypted database that is writable for all users on the computer, in order to trigger code execution with higher privileges.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.05%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in SteelSeries GG 36.0.0. An attacker can change values in an unencrypted database that is writable for all users on the computer, in order to trigger code execution with higher privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- steelseries/gg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://steelseries.com/ggProduct
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/exploit-steelseries-subapp-privilege-escalationExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://steelseries.com/ggProduct
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/exploit-steelseries-subapp-privilege-escalationExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.