CVE-2018-4048

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of the `Temp` directory in GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of the Desktop Galaxy Updater to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-668

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 30, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-4048: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix