CVE-2018-17707

NONE EPSS 85.7%
Published Jan 24, 20197y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
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Published Jan 24, 2019 7y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
85.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
epicgameslauncher* <8.2.2

References 1

  • zerodayinitiative.com https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1359/
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.