The GalaxyClientService component of GOG Galaxy runs with elevated SYSTEM privileges in a Windows environment. Due to the software shipping with embedded, static RSA private key, an attacker with this key material and local user permissions can effectively send any operating system command to the service for execution in this elevated context. The service listens for such commands on a locally-bound network port, localhost:9978. A Metasploit module has been published which exploits this vulnerability. This issue affects the 2.0.x branch of the software (2.0.12 and earlier) as well as the 1.2.x branch (1.2.64 and earlier). A fix was issued for the 2.0.x branch of the affected software.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-7352 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.73%, 93th percentile).Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest.Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-7352
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7352
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).