CVE-2021-47852 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-47852

Rockstar Service - Insecure File Permissions

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • George Tsimpidas

Affected Vendor

Rockstar Games

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Affected Software

Rockstar Games Launcher
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.37.349

Timeline

Official Publish: January 21st, 2026
Last Modified: January 22nd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)