CVE-2018-3974 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in GOG Galaxy, stemming from insecure file system permissions within its installation directory. An attacker can exploit this by overwriting an executable launched as a system service, leading to arbitrary code execution with system privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires local access and low privileges, but its impact includes full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.45.61CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gog:galaxy:1.2.45.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.