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CVE-2022-31262

Published: Aug 17, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-281
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in GOG Galaxy 2.0.46. Due to insufficient folder permissions, an attacker can hijack the %ProgramData%\GOG.com folder structure and change the GalaxyCommunication service executable to a malicious file, resulting in code execution as SYSTEM.

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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-281

Affected Products

gog
commercial·PLaka gog galaxyclientservice, gog galaxy
galaxyOn-prem
Consumer Software / gaming
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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/secure-77/CVE-2022-31262
github.com
https://secure77.de/category/subjects/researches/
secure77.de
https://secure77.de/gog-galaxy-cve-2022-31262/
secure77.de
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