CVE-2026-96542CWE-732

CVE-2026-96542

Medium · published October 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Incorrect permission assignment (CWE-732) in the standalone installer for EA Javelin Anticheat (versions 1.0.14329371, 1.0.14547437, 1.0.14789537, and 1.0.14940698) on Windows allows a local non-administrative user to elevate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM by modifying the EAAntiCheatService service configuration and executable path. This vulnerability requires non-standard manual execution of the standalone installer and does not affect standard game installations via the EA App and Steam. This issue is corrected in version 1.0.14940699 and later; service permissions automatically self-heal upon launching an integrated EA game title.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00083 · 0.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2026-10-17T01:21Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 OCT 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 16 OCT 21:00Z
    EA Javelin Anticheat Installer Local Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5
  • 16 OCT 21:00Z
    EA Javelin Anticheat Installer Local Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5