CVE-2014-5453
Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program...
Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
- Record
CVE-2014-5453- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
- Record
CVE-2014-5453- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5340 No score
Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5340- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f4q-xwpq-7gxv No score
Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program...
Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
- Record
GHSA-8f4q-xwpq-7gxv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Ubisoft Uplay 4.6 - Insecure File Permissions Privilege Escalation | 2014-07-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5453 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ubi Uplay Pc, published August 25, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.