HIGH
Valve Steam 2.10.91.91 uses weak permissions (Users: read and write) for the Install folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse steam.exe file
Published Nov 24, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.99%
Description
Valve Steam 2.10.91.91 uses weak permissions (Users: read and write) for the Install folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse steam.exe file.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.10.91.91
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.99% 0.00992
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00992
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00992) | 61.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00944) | 56.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 52.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 43.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 42.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 40.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134513/Steam-2.10.91.91-Weak-File-Permissions-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536961/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134513/Steam-2.10.91.91-Weak-File-Permissions-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536961/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 24, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 27, 2015
Link CVE-2015-7985
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a