What is CVE-2018-4049?

CVE-2018-4049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gog Galaxy, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-4049?

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

Vulnerability in Gog Galaxy

CVE-2018-4049

An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of GOG Galaxy's “Games” directory, version 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of installed games to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.2th 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
Gog.com Gog Galaxy — versions Gog Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4049?: CVE-2018-4049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gog Galaxy, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-4049?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.