CVE-2019-17180 describes a vulnerability in the Valve Steam Client, affecting both Windows and SteamOS, that allows an authenticated local attacker to manipulate filesystem content. This flaw, with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 (High), could lead to denial of service, elevation of privilege, or other unspecified impacts due to its low attack complexity and lack of user interaction. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2019-09-12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:valvesoftware:steam_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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.