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CVE-2021-47852: Rockstar Service - Insecure File Permissions

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-01-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Rockstar Games Launcher 1.0.37.349 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify the service executable with weak permissions. Attackers can replace the RockstarService.exe with a malicious binary to create a new administrator user and gain elevated system access.

Affected products

• Rockstar Games Launcher: 1.0.37.349

References

• https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/rockstar-games-launcher
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49739
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rockstar-service-insecure-file-permissions

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