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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-61973

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store.

Published Jan 15, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Epic Games Epic Games Store

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-61973. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Epic Games Epic Games Store is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Epic Games Epic Games Store 14.6.2.0

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace a DLL file during the installation process, which may result in unintended elevation of privileges.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Epic Games Epic Games Store 14.6.2.014.6.2.0

How to fix CVE-2025-61973

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-61973. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Epic Games Epic Games Store is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Epic Games Epic Games Store 14.6.2.0 14.6.2.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 15, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace a DLL file during the installation process, which may result in unintended elevation of privileges.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace a DLL file during the installation process, which may result in unintended elevation of privileges.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-61973

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-61973

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2749

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace a DLL file during the installation process, which may result in unintended elevation of privileges.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026