CVE-2020-15530

Published Jul 5, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Client 2.10.91.91. The installer allows local users to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges because some parts of %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Steam and/or %COMMONPROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Steam have weak permissions during a critical time window. An attacker can make this time window arbitrarily long by using opportunistic locks.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-7517 An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Client 2.10.91.91. The installer allows local users to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges because some parts of %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Steam and/or %COMMONPROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Steam have weak permissions during a critical time window. An attacker can make this time window arbitrarily long by using opportunistic locks.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:15 PM
Reserved
Jul 5, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 5, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:56 AM