6.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-14743
Valve Steam Client Windows Local Privilege Escalation
Description

In Valve Steam Client for Windows through 2019-08-07, HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\Steam has explicit "Full control" for the Users group, which allows local users to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM access.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 7, 2019, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.7
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-14743 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-14743 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Valvesoftware steam_client
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-14743.

URL Resource
https://amonitoring.ru/article/steamclient-0day/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/alexanderbittner/steam-privesc/
https://habr.com/ru/company/pm/blog/462479/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 2 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 9, 2021, 6:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-14743 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-14743 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/alexanderbittner/steam-privesc/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://amonitoring.ru/article/steamclient-0day/ No Types Assigned https://amonitoring.ru/article/steamclient-0day/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://habr.com/ru/company/pm/blog/462479/ No Types Assigned https://habr.com/ru/company/pm/blog/462479/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:valvesoftware:steam_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2019-08-07 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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