CVE-2020-12242

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Valve Source allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /tmp/hl2_relaunch file, which is later executed in the context of a different user account.

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-78

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 27, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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