{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11872 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11872 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2024-11872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Epic Games Launcher, published on 11 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11872 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2024-11872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Epic Games Launcher, published on 11 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11872 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Epic Games Launcher. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11872/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11872/index.md)","id":"CVE-2024-11872","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11872/index.md","name":"CVE-2024-11872","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-mxcm-6447-457q"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Epic Games Launcher","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting incorrect default folder permissions in the Epic Games Launcher installer.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"zdi","cpe":[{"product":"launcher","vendor":"epicgames"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-276","name":"Incorrect Default Permissions"}],"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.\n\nThe 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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Epic Games Launcher Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2024-11872","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2024"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"glomex oEmbed \u003c= 0.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting","id":"CVE-2024-11873"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Social Media Shortcodes \u003c= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting","id":"CVE-2024-11871"},"products":["Epic Games Launcher"],"published":"2024-12-11","related":[{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Command injection in Epic Games Launcher","id":"CVE-2018-17707","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2019-01-24"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-12-12","vendors":["Epic Games"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting incorrect default folder permissions in the Epic Games Launcher installer.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11872/"}