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CVE-2025-61973

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 15, 2026 at 03:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEpic Games Store

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Source: cverecord
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2279
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2279

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHtalos
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-284

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