CVE-2023-50914

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Published Apr 30, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Privilege Escalation issue in the inter-process communication procedure from GOG Galaxy (Beta) 2.0.67.2 through v2.0.71.2 allows authentictaed users to change the DACL of arbitrary system directories to include Everyone full control permissions by modifying the FixDirectoryPrivileges instruction parameters sent from GalaxyClient.exe to GalaxyClientService.exe.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.701% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/anvilsecure/gog-galaxy-app-research
https://github.com/anvilsecure/gog-galaxy-app-research/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2023-50914%20-%20LPE.md
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/categories/201553005-Downloads-Installing?product=gog
https://www.positronsecurity.com/blog/2020-08-13-gog-galaxy_client-local-privilege-escalation_deuce/

History

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Weaknesses

CWE-279

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 30, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM
Reserved: Dec 15, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Apr 30, 2024, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM

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