CVE-2022-31262
An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in GOG Galaxy 2.0.46. Due to insufficient folder permissions, an attacker can hijack the...
- Published
- Aug 17, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 4, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 42.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- CVE-2022-31262Exploit
GOG Galaxy LPE Exploit
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