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TI-2020-16650 Aliases CVE-2020-27384GHSA-8h74-7h77-7f6p

The Gw2-64.exe in Guild Wars 2 launcher version 106916 suffers from an elevation of…

Priority LOW 34CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Gw2-64.exe in Guild Wars 2 launcher version 106916 suffers from an elevation of privileges vulnerability which can be used by an "Authenticated User" to modify the existing executable file with a binary of his choice. The vulnerability exist due to the improper permissions, with the 'F' flag (Full Control) for 'Everyone' group, making the entire directory 'Guild Wars 2' and its files and sub-dirs world-writable.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0032 25th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:arena:guild_wars_2:106916:*:*:*:*:*:*:*106916VulnerableArena
  • cpe:2.3:a:arena:guild_wars_2:106916:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 106916 Vulnerable ·Arena

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27384
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h74-7h77-7f6p

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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