SB2022032505 - Link following in Electronic Arts Origin



SB2022032505 - Link following in Electronic Arts Origin

Published: March 25, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022032505
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Link following (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to link following issue within the Web Helper Service. A local user can create a symbolic link to abuse the service to set a permissive DACL and gain elevated privileges on the system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.