A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace a DLL file during the installation process, which may result in unintended elevation of privileges.
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Description A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace a DLL file during the installation process, which may result in unintended elevation of privileges.
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-16T04:55:51.730Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T15:59:25.342Z

Link: CVE-2025-61973

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Updated: 2026-01-15T17:10:47.428Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-15T16:16:11.320

Modified: 2026-01-15T18:16:37.320

Link: CVE-2025-61973

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