High 8.8Published Jan 21, 2026

CVE-2021-47852Rockstar Service - Insecure File Permissions

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 5:50 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-276
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jan 22, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Rockstar Games Rockstar Games Launcher rockstar_games:launcher (from the name)	1.0.37.349	CNA record

References

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49739	exploit
https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/rockstar-games-launcher	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rockstar-service-insecure-file-permissions	third-party-advisory

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