CVE-2025-61973 json
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store.
published 2026-01-15 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-2749
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 9 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Epic Games Epic Games Store
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-61973
- NVD CVE-2025-61973
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