CVE-2021-47852

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductRockstar Games Launcher
PublishedJan 21, 2026
First seenJan 21, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-276CWE-276

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Rockstar Games Rockstar Games Launcher1.0.37.349—

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