CVE-2024-7834

HIGH EPSS 21.6%
Published Sep 4, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 4, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
21.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-427

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
overwolfoverwolf* <250.1.1

References 1

  • cirosec.de https://www.cirosec.de/sa/sa-2024-004
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.