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CVE-2018-4049

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.32% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-04-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2018-4049
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.32%
Windows

Original NVD 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.