A security flaw has been discovered in 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization VI 1.0.12.68. The affected element is the function loadstring of the component Lua sandbox. Performing a manipulation results in type confusion. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
2k Games
  • Civilization Iv
  • Sid Meiers Civilization Vi

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-VI-RCE cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-VI-RCE/blob/main/Exploit.lua cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116370 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/submit/1013119 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426334 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426334/cti cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description A security flaw has been discovered in 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization IV 1.0.12.68. The affected element is the function loadstring of the component Lua sandbox. Performing a manipulation results in type confusion. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure. A security flaw has been discovered in 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization VI 1.0.12.68. The affected element is the function loadstring of the component Lua sandbox. Performing a manipulation results in type confusion. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Title 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization IV Lua sandbox loadstring type confusion 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization VI Lua sandbox loadstring type confusion
First Time appeared 2k Games sid Meiers Civilization Vi
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:2k_games:sid_meiers_civilization_iv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:2k_games:sid_meiers_civilization_vi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products 2k Games sid Meiers Civilization Iv
2k Games sid Meiers Civilization Vi

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared 2k Games civilization Iv
Vendors & Products 2k Games civilization Iv

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A security flaw has been discovered in 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization IV 1.0.12.68. The affected element is the function loadstring of the component Lua sandbox. Performing a manipulation results in type confusion. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Title 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization IV Lua sandbox loadstring type confusion
First Time appeared 2k Games
2k Games sid Meiers Civilization Iv
Weaknesses CWE-843
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:2k_games:sid_meiers_civilization_iv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products 2k Games
2k Games sid Meiers Civilization Iv
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-10-26T16:15:11.957Z

Updated: 2026-10-27T05:47:29.319Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T08:08:44.693Z

Link: CVE-2026-116370

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-26T17:17:25.930

Modified: 2026-10-27T06:17:24.033

Link: CVE-2026-116370

cve-icon Redhat

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