Vulnerability in Gog Galaxy
CVE-2018-4051
An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy's Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can globally create directories and subdirectories on the root file system, as well as change the permissions of existing directories.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gog Galaxy — versions 1.2.47
- Gog.com Gog Galaxy — versions Gog Galaxy 1.2.47 (macOS)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0725 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4051?
- CVE-2018-4051 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gog Galaxy, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4051?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.