Rockstar Service - Insecure File Permissions
Priority HIGH 72CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Rockstar Games Launcher 1.0.37.349 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify the service executable with weak permissions. Attackers can replace the RockstarService.exe with a malicious binary to create a new administrator user and gain elevated system access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00323 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockstar Games | Rockstar Games Launcher | 1.0.37.349 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Rockstar Games Launcher VendorRockstar Games Affected 1.0.37.349 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47852
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcxr-5v64-36wg
References
Exploit 1
More Rockstar Games vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09837 Grand Theft Auto V for PC allows attackers to achieve partial remote code execution or… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-47852 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47852 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcxr-5v64-36wg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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