What is CVE-2020-15932?

CVE-2020-15932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Overwolf, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-15932?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Overwolf

CVE-2020-15932

Overwolf before 0.149.2.30 mishandles Symbolic Links during updates, causing elevation of privileges.

Published 2020-07-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.029 · change: -0.003

Affected products

Overwolf

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2020/ACTIVE-2020-005.md (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15932?: CVE-2020-15932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Overwolf, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-15932?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.