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CVE-2024-11872

Epic Games Launcher Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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.

The 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.
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Epicgames ≫ Launcher Version16.6.0-33806133
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.19% 0.085
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

https://trello.com/c/tcS6Jcfy/578-epic-games-launcher-1720
Release Notes
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1646/
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