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CVE-2014-5453

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-08-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Affected products

• Ubi Uplay Pc: through 4.6.3208; 4.5.2.3010

References

• http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108726
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33961
• http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5191.php
• http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/108726
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33961
• http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5191.php

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