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CVE-2020-24574

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.62% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-08-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2020-24574
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.62%
Windows

Original NVD Description

The client (aka GalaxyClientService.exe) in GOG GALAXY through 2.0.41 (as of 12:58 AM Eastern, 9/26/21) allows local privilege escalation from any authenticated user to SYSTEM by instructing the Windows service to execute arbitrary commands. This occurs because the attacker can inject a DLL into GalaxyClient.exe, defeating the TCP-based "trusted client" protection mechanism.