CVE-2019-12805: NC Launcher 2 Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

NCSOFT Game Launcher, NC Launcher2 2.4.1.691 and earlier versions have a vulnerability in the custom protocol handler that could allow remote attacker to execute arbitrary command. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious web page. This can be leveraged for code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected products

NCSOFT NC Launcher2: through 2.4.1.691

References

https://www.boho.or.kr/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=35106
https://www.boho.or.kr/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=35106

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