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CVE-2011-10028: RealNetworks Arcade Games StubbyUtil.ProcessMgr ActiveX Arbitrary Code Execution
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.7 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-08-20 · updated 2026-06-16
- Weakness: CWE-623
Description
The RealNetworks RealArcade platform includes an ActiveX control (InstallerDlg.dll, version 2.6.0.445) that exposes a method named Exec via the StubbyUtil.ProcessMgr COM object. This method allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a victim's Windows machine without proper validation or restrictions. This platform was sometimes referred to or otherwise known as RealArcade or Arcade Games and has since consolidated with RealNetworks' platform, GameHouse.
Affected products
- RealNetworks RealArcade ActiveX: through 2.6.0.445
References
- https://advisories.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2011/cpai-2011-347.html
- https://archive.org/details/com.real.arcade
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/real_arcade_installerdlg.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17105
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17149
- https://www.gamehouse.com/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/real-networks-arcade-games-activex-arbitrary-code-execution
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/real_arcade_installerdlg.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17105
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17149
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