THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-17707
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-17707

Launcher vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Epic Games Launcher versions prior to 8.2.2. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handler for the com.epicgames.launcher protocol. A crafted URI with the com.epicgames.launcher protocol can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-7241.
Affected vendor
Epicgames
Affected product
Launcher
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2019-01-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-17707

  • Confirm whether Epicgames Launcher is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-17707.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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