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CVE-2026-96542 Details

ANALYZED

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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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://catsandmalware.com/blog/eight-bytes-to-system/	[email protected]	ExploitRemedyTechnical Analysis

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-732	Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
EA Javelin Anticheat	1.0.14329371 (semver) 1.0.14547437 (semver) 1.0.14789537 (semver) 1.0.14940698 (semver)
CPE No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product. Remediation Upgrade: 1.0.15166423.0moderate effort

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 19, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 16, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]