Detections
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CVE-2025-61973

high

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace a DLL file during the installation process, which may result in unintended elevation of privileges.

References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2279

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2279

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-15

Updated: 2026-01-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High