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CVE-2025-27998: An issue in Valvesoftware Steam Client Steam Client 1738026274 allows attackers to escalate privileges via a crafted executable or DLL.

8.4 CVSS

Description

An issue in Valvesoftware Steam Client Steam Client 1738026274 allows attackers to escalate privileges via a crafted executable or DLL.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-27998

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.4

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

Affected Products

Vendor: n/a

Product: n/a

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.7% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-19 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27998
https://gist.github.com/sornram9254/e8d10efcf246cc50ff3d4f837b261616

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