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A Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in the Steam Client
« on: June 01, 2018, 11:27:27 AM »
A Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in the Steam Client



Context Information Security
Published on May 30, 2018


This video demonstrates an attacker remotely launching the Windows calculator app on a fully patched version of Windows 10.
Read the full blog post on the corresponding bug which had existed in the Steam client for at least the last ten years, here: https://www.contextis.com/blog/frag-grenade-a-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-the-steam-client

STEAM has now patched this vulnerability.
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