CVE-2024-7834CWE-427

Local privilege escalation in Overwolf

High · published September 4, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A local privilege escalation is caused by Overwolf

loading and executing certain dynamic link library files from a user-writeable

folder in SYSTEM context on launch. This allows an attacker with unprivileged

access to the system to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by placing a

malicious .dll file in the respective location.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00300 · 21.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2024-09-04T12:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 SEP 12:35Z
    Local privilege escalation in Overwolf
    cvelistv5