CVE-2021-47852
HIGH EPSS 9.7%
Published Jan 21, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
Published Jan 21, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
Rockstar Games Launcher 1.0.37.349 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify the service executable with weak permissions. Attackers can replace the RockstarService.exe with a malicious binary to create a new administrator user and gain elevated system access.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
9.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-276
References 3
- socialclub.rockstargames.com https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/rockstar-games-launcher
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49739
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rockstar-service-insecure-file-permissions
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.