CVE-2022-31262

An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in GOG Galaxy 2.0.46. Due to insufficient folder permissions, an attacker can hijack the %ProgramData%\GOG.com folder structure and change the GalaxyCommunication service executable to a malicious file, resulting in code execution as SYSTEM.

CVSS v3 7.8 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

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/secure-77/CVE-2022-31262	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://secure77.de/category/subjects/researches/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://secure77.de/gog-galaxy-cve-2022-31262/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgdbx5TJShI	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gog:galaxy:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-08-17 15:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:29

NVD link : CVE-2022-31262

Mitre link : CVE-2022-31262

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-31262

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Products Affected

gog

galaxy

CWE

CWE-281

Improper Preservation of Permissions

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