ffxivlauncher.exe in Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV 4.21 and 4.25 on Windows is affected…
Priority LOW 35CWE-924Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ffxivlauncher.exe in Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV 4.21 and 4.25 on Windows is affected by Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel, allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to steal user credentials because a session retrieves global.js via http before proceeding to use https. This is fixed in Patch 4.3.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00407 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:square-enix:final_fantasy_xiv:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.21 | Vulnerable | Square-enix |
| cpe:2.3:a:square-enix:final_fantasy_xiv:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.25 | Vulnerable | Square-enix |
- cpe:2.3:a:square-enix:final_fantasy_xiv:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.21 Vulnerable ·Square-enix
- cpe:2.3:a:square-enix:final_fantasy_xiv:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.25 Vulnerable ·Square-enix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7295
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj56-gxxr-68v5
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-7295 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-7295 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gj56-gxxr-68v5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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