CVE-2025-61973
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jan 15, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 8, 2025
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace a DLL file during the installation process, which may result in unintended elevation of privileges.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Epic Games StoreEpic Games |
|
References
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