EA Javelin Anticheat Installer Local Privilege Escalation
Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-96542
PublishedIncorrect 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.
- Source published
- 16 Oct 2026 21:00:54 UTC
- Source modified
- 19 Oct 2026 14:31:10 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N