CVE-2015-7985
Valve Steam 2.10.91.91 uses weak permissions (Users: read and write) for the Install folder,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-7985- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-7985- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7881 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-7881- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3hr2-v4fr-qrw8 No score
Valve Steam 2.10.91.91 uses weak permissions (Users: read and write) for the Install folder,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-3hr2-v4fr-qrw8- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Steam 54/894 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2009-08-07 |
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-2015-7985 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Valvesoftware Steam Client, published November 24, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.