Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2026 · Assigned by EA

CVE-2026-96542EA Javelin Anticheat Installer Local Privilege Escalation

Medium 5.0

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment in EA Javelin Anticheat (EA Javelin Anticheat Installer) from Electronic Arts. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 0% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Electronic Arts	EA Javelin Anticheat (EA Javelin Anticheat Installer)	1.0.14329371 (Specific affected standalone versions: 1.0.14329371, 1.0.14547437, 1.0.14789537, 1.0.14940698)

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References

https://catsandmalware.com/blog/eight-bytes-to-system/ technical-description, third-party-advisory