CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15529

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in GOG Galaxy Client 2.0.17. Local escalation of privileges is possible when a user installs a game or performs a verify/repair operation. The issue exists because of weak file permissions and can be exploited by using opportunistic locks.

CWE-667CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days
59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
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