CVE-2018-4050

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 adjust folder permissions leading to execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0724	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gog:galaxy:1.2.47:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-04-01 19:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59

NVD link : CVE-2018-4050

Mitre link : CVE-2018-4050

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-4050

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gog

galaxy

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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