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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-11354 · published 19 April 2019

CVE-2019-11354: Ea origin injection vulnerability

EEa · Origin

The client in Electronic Arts (EA) Origin 10.5.36 on Windows allows template injection in the title parameter of the Origin2 URI handler. This can be used to escape the underlying AngularJS sandbox and achieve remote code execution via an origin2://game/launch URL for QtApplication QDesktopServices communication.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 23% · top 2.3% CWE-74 · Injection
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References, 8 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The client in Electronic Arts (EA) Origin 10.5.36 on Windows allows template injection in the title parameter of the Origin2 URI handler. This can be used to escape the underlying AngularJS sandbox and achieve remote code execution via an origin2://game/launch URL for QtApplication QDesktopServices communication.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://gamasutra.com/view/news/340907/A_nowfixed_Origin_vulnerability_potentially_opened_the_client_to_hackers.php Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153375/dotProject-2.1.9-SQL-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153485/EA-Origin-Template-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blog.underdogsecurity.com/rce_in_origin_client/ Broken Link
https://gizmodo.com/ea-origin-users-update-your-client-now-1834079604 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/16/ea-origin-bug-exposed-hackers/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.golem.de/news/sicherheitsluecke-ea-origin-fuehrte-schadcode-per-link-aus-1904-140738.html Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.pcmag.com/news/367801/security-flaw-allowed-any-app-to-run-using-eas-origin-clien Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.techradar.com/news/major-security-flaw-found-in-ea-origin-gaming-client Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8877334/sims-4-battlefield-fifa-origin-hackers/ Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/time-update-origin-eas-game-client-security-risk-just-installed-3697942 Third Party Advisory
https://www.vg247.com/2019/04/17/ea-origin-security-flaw-run-malicious-code-fixed/ Third Party Advisory
http://gamasutra.com/view/news/340907/A_nowfixed_Origin_vulnerability_potentially_opened_the_client_to_hackers.php Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153375/dotProject-2.1.9-SQL-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153485/EA-Origin-Template-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blog.underdogsecurity.com/rce_in_origin_client/ Broken Link
https://gizmodo.com/ea-origin-users-update-your-client-now-1834079604 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/16/ea-origin-bug-exposed-hackers/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.golem.de/news/sicherheitsluecke-ea-origin-fuehrte-schadcode-per-link-aus-1904-140738.html Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.pcmag.com/news/367801/security-flaw-allowed-any-app-to-run-using-eas-origin-clien Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.techradar.com/news/major-security-flaw-found-in-ea-origin-gaming-client Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8877334/sims-4-battlefield-fifa-origin-hackers/ Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/time-update-origin-eas-game-client-security-risk-just-installed-3697942 Third Party Advisory
https://www.vg247.com/2019/04/17/ea-origin-security-flaw-run-malicious-code-fixed/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-11354), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.