Attackers can exploit an open API listener on SteelSeries GG 36.0.0 to create a sub-application that will be executed automatically from a controlled location, because of a path traversal vulnerability.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-31461 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.89%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-16 | 1.78% | 1.89% | +0.12% |
| 2 | 2026-04-14 | 1.36% | 1.78% | +0.42% |
| 3 | 2026-03-28 | — | 1.36% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.6 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| steelseries | gg | 36.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:steelseries:gg:36.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://steelseries.com/gg | Product |
| https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/exploit-steelseries-subapp-privilege-escalation | Exploit Third Party Advisory |