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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-15932 · published 24 July 2020

CVE-2020-15932: Overwolf link following vulnerability

Overwolf · Overwolf

Overwolf before 0.149.2.30 mishandles Symbolic Links during updates, causing elevation of privileges.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.9% · top 13.5% CWE-59 · Link following
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.0
2.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Overwolf before 0.149.2.30 mishandles Symbolic Links during updates, causing elevation of privileges.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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
https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2020/ACTIVE-2020-005.md Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2020/ACTIVE-2020-005.md Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-15932), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.