CVE-2018-4050 json
An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy's Games, version 1.2.47 for macO…
published 2019-04-01 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-15836
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy's Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can globally adjust folder permissions leading to execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Talos GOG Galaxy
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0724
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-4050
- NVD CVE-2018-4050
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