CVE-2023-50914

Description

A Privilege Escalation issue in the inter-process communication procedure from GOG Galaxy (Beta) 2.0.67.2 through v2.0.71.2 allows authentictaed users to change the DACL of arbitrary system directories to include Everyone full control permissions by modifying the FixDirectoryPrivileges instruction parameters sent from GalaxyClient.exe to GalaxyClientService.exe.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.positronsecurity.com/blog/2020-08-13-gog-galaxy_client-local-privilege-escalation_deuce/
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/categories/201553005-Downloads-Installing?product=gog
https://github.com/anvilsecure/gog-galaxy-app-research
https://github.com/anvilsecure/gog-galaxy-app-research/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2023-50914%20-%20LPE.md

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-50914?
CVE-2023-50914 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-50914?
To fix CVE-2023-50914, 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-2023-50914 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-50914 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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