{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61973 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2025-61973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2025-61973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Epic Games Store, published on 15 Jan 2026. 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-2025-61973 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2025-61973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Epic Games Store, published on 15 Jan 2026. 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-2025-61973 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Epic Games Store. 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-2025-61973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61973/index.md)","id":"CVE-2025-61973","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61973/index.md","name":"CVE-2025-61973","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-xq72-25v6-8f77"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Epic Games Store","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"A local attacker can escalate privileges by replacing a DLL during Epic Games Store installation via Microsoft Store.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"talos","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-284","name":"Improper Access Control"}],"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.","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":"Privilege escalation in Epic Games Store","id":"CVE-2025-61973","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2025"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"BIG-IP SSL/TLS vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-61974"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in AMD EPYC™ 8004 Series Processors","id":"CVE-2025-61972"},"products":["Epic Games Store"],"published":"2026-01-15","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"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":"2026-02-26","vendors":["Epic Games"]},"summary":"A local attacker can escalate privileges by replacing a DLL during Epic Games Store installation via Microsoft Store.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61973/"}