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High 8.8Published Jan 15, 2026
CVE-2025-61973A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store.
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- talos
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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