PT-2020-16774 · Electronic Arts · Origin Client

Tom Wilson + 1 · Published 2020-10-30 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-27708

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Origin Client (affected versions not specified)

Description A security issue in the Origin Client allows a non-Administrative user to gain elevated access to Administrator or System level, potentially enabling them to take control of the system and perform high-privileged actions.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-27708

Affected Products

Origin Client

References · 3

• 🔥 https://ea.com/security/news/easec-2020-002-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-origin-client · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27708 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27708 · Security Note