CVE-2022-31262 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can hijack GOG Galaxy service files due to weak permissions, achieving code execution with SYSTEM privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-31262?
CVE-2022-31262 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31262?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gog Galaxy.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31262?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-31262 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31262 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mwfm-4frv-j42h.