CVE-2025-0567 Epic Games Launcher Installer profapi.dll untrusted search path
Local attackers can exploit an untrusted search path in the Epic Games Launcher installer to execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2025-0567?
CVE-2025-0567 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Epic Games Launcher, published on 19 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Epic Games Launcher up to 17.2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library profapi.dll of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0567?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0567?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0567 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-0567 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0567 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpw4-p79m-f6xf.