PT-2026-3805 · Rockstar Games · Rockstar Games Launcher

George Tsimpidas · Published 2026-01-21 · Updated 2026-01-21 · CVE-2021-47852

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Rockstar Games Launcher version 1.0.37.349

Description A privilege escalation issue allows authenticated users to modify the service executable due to weak permissions. An attacker can replace the 'RockstarService.exe' file with a malicious binary to create a new administrator user and obtain elevated system access.

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

Exploit

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-47852

Affected Products

Rockstar Games Launcher

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/49739 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47852 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/rockstar-service-insecure-file-permissions · Note
• https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/rockstar-games-launcher · Note