VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-11827
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-07-14
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
In GOG Galaxy 1.2.67, there is a service that is vulnerable to weak file/service permissions: GalaxyClientService.exe. An attacker can put malicious code in a Trojan horse GalaxyClientService.exe. After that, the attacker can re-start this service as an unprivileged user to escalate his/her privileges and run commands on the machine with SYSTEM rights.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Product, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Product, Vendor Advisory