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.
Published: 2026-01-21
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rockstargames
Rockstargames launcher
Vendors & Products Rockstargames
Rockstargames launcher

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Rockstar Service - Insecure File Permissions
Weaknesses CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Rockstargames Launcher
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-22T15:19:21.783Z

Reserved: 2026-01-14T17:11:19.903Z

Link: CVE-2021-47852

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-22T15:19:17.997Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-01-21T18:16:14.617

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2021-47852

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-22T10:14:54Z

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