CVE-2023-50914

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 50.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-04-30 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-02 22:23Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-12-15

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-279Incorrect Execution-Assigned PermissionsVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

747a1c1c2625a5f7d874bf281839400924c212701eb6e218aa9add5b8b55e340

• www.positronsecurity.comhttps://www.positronsecurity.com/blog/2020-08-13-gog-galaxy_client-local-privilege-escalation_deuce/
• support.gog.comhttps://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/categories/201553005-Downloads-Installing?product=gog
• github.comhttps://github.com/anvilsecure/gog-galaxy-app-research
• github.comhttps://github.com/anvilsecure/gog-galaxy-app-research/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2023-50914%20-%20LPE.md