Vulnerability in Gog Galaxy
CVE-2020-11827
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (26.8th 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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11827?
- CVE-2020-11827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gog Galaxy, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11827?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.