Vulnerability in 2K Games Civilization V

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
• Critical severity: CVSS 9.6

[ Description ]Official description

A vulnerability was determined in 2K Games Civilization V 1.0.3.144. Impacted is the function loadstring of the component Lua Sandbox. Executing a manipulation can lead to type confusion. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• drbloop.dev/blog/three-click-rce-in-civi-vExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
• github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-V-RCE/blob/main/exploit.luaProduct
• vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116111Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• vuldb.com/submit/1004678Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• vuldb.com/vuln/426179Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• vuldb.com/vuln/426179/ctiThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry