CVE-2025-0567

Local code execution via installer DLL search path

Published Jan 19, 2025 · Updated Jan 21, 2025

Untrusted search path in Epic Games Launcher 17.2.0 and 17.2.1 allows local users to execute code through the Windows installer. The Installer resolves profapi.dll through an untrusted search path, but the public record does not identify the searched directory or load call. A local low-privileged user must arrange the DLL-search conditions; successful loading runs attacker-controlled code in the installer's context.

CVSS severity2.0
Low
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted search path in Epic Games Launcher 17.2.0 and 17.2.1 allows local users to execute code through the Windows installer. The Installer resolves profapi.dll through an untrusted search path, but the public record does not identify the searched directory or load call. A local low-privileged user must arrange the DLL-search conditions; successful loading runs attacker-controlled code in the installer's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0567
Published
Jan 19, 2025
Updated
Jan 21, 2025
Vendor
Epic Games
Product
Epic Games Launcher
Classifications
CWE-426, CAPEC-38, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=17.2.0
  2. Affected versionversion=17.2.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Epic Games · Epic Games Launcherversion=17.2.0; version=17.2.1

Published CVSS scores

4.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.5VulDBAV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
4.5VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC-38Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Search Order Hijacking

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