CVE-2018-6547

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
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: none known
Published: 2018-04-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

plays_service.exe in the plays.tv service before 1.27.7.0, as distributed in AMD driver-installation packages and Gaming Evolved products, contains an HTTP message parsing function that takes a user-defined path and writes non-user controlled data as SYSTEM to the file when the extract_files parameter is used. This occurs without properly authenticating the user.

Affected products

Plays.Tv: before 1.27.7.0 — fixed in 1.27.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Plays.Tv 1.27.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.securifera.com/advisories/CVE-2018-6547/
https://www.securifera.com/advisories/CVE-2018-6547/

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