Privilege escalation in Xbox Gaming Services

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU87684

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28916

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local unprivileged user with ability to create folders and performance traces on the machine can gain SYSTEM privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Xbox Gaming Services: before 19.87.13001.0

External links

http://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28916

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.