In short
- CVE-2019-17180 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting steam, steam client (valvesoftware).
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.72%, higher than 53.8% of all vulnerabilities.
- Fix: update to 2019-09-12 or later.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|
| steam PyPI | < 2019-09-12
| 2019-09-12
|
| steam client | < 2019-09-12
| 2019-09-12
|
Description
Valve Steam Client before 2019-09-12 allows placing or appending partially controlled filesystem content, as demonstrated by file modifications on Windows in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This could lead to denial of service, elevation of privilege, or unspecified other impact.
NVD description
Valve Steam Client before 2019-09-12 allows placing or appending partially controlled filesystem content, as demonstrated by file modifications on Windows in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This could lead to denial of service, elevation of privilege, or unspecified other impact.
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