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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure77.de/category/subjects/researches/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- secure77.de/gog-galaxy-cve-2022-31262/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/secure-77/CVE-2022-31262 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.youtube.com/watch (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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.