High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-4049
CVE-2018-4049
Description
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of GOG Galaxy's “Games” directory, version 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of installed games to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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Affected products
2- Range: =1.2.48.36
- Range: Gog Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0723nvdThird Party Advisory
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