Vulnerability in Gog Galaxy

CVE-2020-24574

The client (aka GalaxyClientService.exe) in GOG GALAXY through 2.0.41 (as of 12:58 AM Eastern, 9/26/21) allows local privilege escalation from any authenticated user to SYSTEM by instructing the Windows service to execute arbitrary commands. This occurs because the attacker can inject a DLL into GalaxyClient.exe, defeating the TCP-based "trusted client" protection mechanism.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24574?
CVE-2020-24574 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gog Galaxy, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-24574?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24574 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.