Vulnerability in Gog Galaxy
CVE-2022-31262
An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in GOG Galaxy 2.0.46. Due to insufficient folder permissions, an attacker can hijack the %ProgramData%\GOG.com folder structure and change the GalaxyCommunication service executable to a malicious file, resulting in code execution as SYSTEM.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-31262?
- CVE-2022-31262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gog Galaxy, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-31262?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-31262 known to be exploited?
- 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.