01 Record
CVE-2026-96542
EA Javelin Anticheat Installer Local Privilege Escalation
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: EA
CNA base score5.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
02 Description
EA Javelin Anticheat Installer Local Privilege Escalation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- Not scored by EPSS
- EPSS percentile
- Not scored by EPSS
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Not recorded
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-16 21:00Z58 MIN AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16 21:00Z58 MIN AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-23
- Assigning CNA
- EA
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 6861b642e7c12055b8bfddc925d01dc9a8ccb9baa11e5cdc365714683aa3c51b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Electronic ArtsEA Javelin Anticheat (EA Javelin Anticheat Installer)1.0.14329371 (Specific affected standalone versions: 1.0.14329371, 1.0.14547437, 1.0.14789537, 1.0.14940698)Windows
06 References
- catsandmalware.comhttps://catsandmalware.com/blog/eight-bytes-to-system/