CVE-2018-4049 describes a local privilege elevation vulnerability in GOG Galaxy version 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer), stemming from insecure file system permissions within the "Games" directory. This allows an attacker to overwrite game executables and achieve arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.