CVE-2018-4048 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 Windows 64-bit installer. It stems from insecure file system permissions in the Temp directory, allowing an attacker to overwrite updater executables. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) permits arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges, requiring local access and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.48.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gog:galaxy:1.2.48.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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