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CVE-2024-7834: Local privilege escalation in Overwolf
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2024-09-04 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-427
Description
A local privilege escalation is caused by Overwolf loading and executing certain dynamic link library files from a user-writeable folder in SYSTEM context on launch. This allows an attacker with unprivileged access to the system to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious .dll file in the respective location.
Affected products
- Overwolf: before 250.1.1 — fixed in 250.1.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Overwolf 250.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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