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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.