VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-3974

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-04-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of GOG Galaxy's install directory. An attacker can overwrite an executable that is launched as a system service on boot by default to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Primary references