Overwolf
CVE-2020-15932
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Overwolf before 0.149.2.30 mishandles Symbolic Links during updates, causing elevation of privileges.
AnalysisAI
Overwolf before 0.149.2.30 mishandles Symbolic Links during updates, causing elevation of privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. Overwolf before 0.149.2.30 mishandles Symbolic Links during updates, causing elevation of privileges. Affected products include: Overwolf. Version information: before 0.149.2.30.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Overwolf Client 0.169.0.22 allows XSS, with resultant Remote Code Execution, via an overwolfstore:// URL. Rated critical
In the client in Overwolf 0.149.2.30, a channel can be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. Rated
A local privilege escalation is caused by Overwolf loading and executing certain dynamic link library files from a user-
Untrusted search path vulnerability in The Installer of Overwolf 2.168.0.n and earlier allows an attacker to gain privil
Same weakness CWE-59 – Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
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