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.
Published: 2026-01-15
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Epic Games
Epic Games epic Games Store
Vendors & Products Epic Games
Epic Games epic Games Store

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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References

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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'}

Subscriptions

Epic Games Epic Games Store
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T15:04:07.661Z

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

Link: CVE-2025-61973

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2025-61973

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-01-16T13:43:31Z

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