What is CVE-2018-4048?

CVE-2018-4048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gog Galaxy, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-4048?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gog Galaxy

CVE-2018-4048

An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of the `Temp` directory in GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of the Desktop Galaxy Updater to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gog Galaxy — versions 1.2.48.36
Talos Gog Galaxy — versions Gog Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4048?: CVE-2018-4048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gog Galaxy, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-4048?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.