CVE-2020-11827

Description

In GOG Galaxy 1.2.67, there is a service that is vulnerable to weak file/service permissions: GalaxyClientService.exe. An attacker can put malicious code in a Trojan horse GalaxyClientService.exe. After that, the attacker can re-start this service as an unprivileged user to escalate his/her privileges and run commands on the machine with SYSTEM rights.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gog.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.gog.com/galaxy product vendor advisory
https://fatihhcelik.blogspot.com/2020/04/gog-galaxy-desktop-app-local-privilege.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11827?
CVE-2020-11827 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11827?
To fix CVE-2020-11827, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11827 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-11827 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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