CVE-2024-11872
Epic Games Launcher Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Dec 11, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 12, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 27, 2024
Description
Epic Games Launcher Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Epic Games Launcher. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The product applies incorrect default permissions to a sensitive folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-24329.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | zdi |
Weaknesses
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Epic Games LauncherEpic Games |
|
References
- ZDI-24-1646
- vendor-provided URLvendor-advisory
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