CVE-2023-31461 — Attackers can exploit an open API listener on SteelSeries GG 36

Attackers can exploit an open API listener on SteelSeries GG 36.0.0 to create a sub-application that will be executed automatically from a controlled location, because of a path traversal vulnerability.

01What is this vulnerability?

Attackers can exploit an open API listener on SteelSeries GG 36.0.0 to create a sub-application that will be executed automatically from a controlled location, because of a path traversal vulnerability.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-28T14:18:48.132Z

09References

• steelseries.com — https://steelseries.com/gg
• www.akamai.com — https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/exploit-steelseries-subapp-privile…