CVE-2021-47852
Rockstar Service - Insecure File Permissions
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Jan 21, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 22, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 14, 2026
Description
Rockstar Games Launcher 1.0.37.349 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify the service executable with weak permissions. Attackers can replace the RockstarService.exe with a malicious binary to create a new administrator user and gain elevated system access.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Rockstar Games LauncherRockstar Games |
|
References
- ExploitDB-49739exploit
- Rockstar Games Launcher Official Siteproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Rockstar Service - Insecure File Permissionsthird-party-advisory
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