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Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions

CVE-2023-50914

Medium
6.7/10

Summary

A Privilege Escalation issue in the inter-process communication procedure from GOG Galaxy (Beta) 2.0.67.2 through v2.0.71.2 allows authentictaed users to change the DACL of arbitrary system directories to include Everyone full control permissions by modifying the FixDirectoryPrivileges instruction parameters sent from GalaxyClient.exe to GalaxyClientService.exe.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • LOW

CWE-279 - Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions

While it is executing, the software sets the permissions of an object in a way that violates the intended permissions that have been specified by the user.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published