High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-17180
CVE-2019-17180
Description
Valve Steam Client before 2019-09-12 allows placing or appending partially controlled filesystem content, as demonstrated by file modifications on Windows in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This could lead to denial of service, elevation of privilege, or unspecified other impact.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:valvesoftware:steam_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:valvesoftware:steam_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2019-09-12
- (no CPE)range: <2019-09-12
- Valve/Steam Clientdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- amonitoring.ru/article/steam_vuln_3/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- habr.com/ru/company/pm/blog/469507/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/682774nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- store.steampowered.com/news/54236/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/583184nvd
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