{"id":"CVE-2026-96542","aliases":["EUVD-2026-103174","GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2"],"status":"published","title":"EA Javelin Anticheat Installer Local Privilege Escalation","description":"Incorrect permission assignment (CWE-732) in the standalone installer for EA Javelin Anticheat (versions 1.0.14329371, 1.0.14547437, 1.0.14789537, and 1.0.14940698) on Windows allows a local non-administrative user to elevate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM by modifying the EAAntiCheatService service configuration and executable path. This vulnerability requires non-standard manual execution of the standalone installer and does not affect standard game installations via the EA App and Steam. This issue is corrected in version 1.0.14940699 and later; service permissions automatically self-heal upon launching an integrated EA game title.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00083,"percentile":0.00218,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-732"],"published":"2026-10-16T21:00:54Z","modified":"2026-10-19T20:51:14Z","products":[{"vendor":"electronic arts","product":"ea javelin anticheat (ea javelin anticheat installer)"}],"references":[{"url":"https://catsandmalware.com/blog/eight-bytes-to-system/","tags":["technical-description","third-party-advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96542"},{"url":"https://catsandmalware.com/blog/eight-bytes-to-system"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-96542","title":"EA Javelin Anticheat Installer Local Privilege Escalation","description":"Incorrect permission assignment (CWE-732) in the standalone installer for EA Javelin Anticheat (versions 1.0.14329371, 1.0.14547437, 1.0.14789537, and 1.0.14940698) on Windows allows a local non-administrative user to elevate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM by modifying the EAAntiCheatService service configuration and executable path. 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