CVE-2018-4051
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CVE-2018-4051 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy's Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can globally create directories and subdirectories on the root file system, as well as change the permissions of existing directories.. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy's Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can globally create directories and subdirectories on the root file system, as well as change the permissions of existing directories.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gog | Galaxy | 1.2.47 |
References
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0725Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0725Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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