PT-2019-10778 · Gog · Gog Galaxy

Published 2019-05-30 · Updated 2022-06-07 · CVE-2018-4048

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.3

Critical

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GOG Galaxy version 1.2.48.36

Description A local privilege elevation issue exists in the file system permissions of the Temp directory. An attacker can overwrite executables of the Desktop Galaxy Updater to exploit this issue and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Recommendations For GOG Galaxy version 1.2.48.36, consider restricting access to the Temp directory to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the Desktop Galaxy Updater until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-668

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4048

Affected Products

Gog Galaxy

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0722 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4048 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4048 · Security Note