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CVE-2020-11827

Published: Jul 14, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-732
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

n/an/a
galaxygog
On-prem
Consumer Software / gaming
gogcommercialPLConsumer Softwareaka gog galaxy, gog galaxyclientservice

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.gog.com/galaxy
gog.com
https://fatihhcelik.blogspot.com/2020/04/gog-galaxy-desktop-app-local-privilege.html
fatihhcelik.blogspot.com

Timeline

Published
Jul 14, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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