CVE-2022-31262

Published Aug 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52838 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 7:11 AM
Reserved
May 21, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 17, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:45 AM