CVE-2024-7834 json
Local privilege escalation in Overwolf
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-48686
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A local privilege escalation is caused by Overwolf loading and executing certain dynamic link library files from a user-writeable folder in SYSTEM context on launch. This allows an attacker with unprivileged access to the system to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious .dll file in the respective location.
Patch / fix
- Overwolf Overwolf 250.1.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Overwolf Overwolf
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
cirosec.de
/sa/sa-2024-004
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-7834
- NVD CVE-2024-7834
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