Description
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 patch is named Hotfix November 2026. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Affected products
2k: sid meiers civilization vi
References7
- github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-VI-RCE ExploitIssue Tracking
- github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-VI-RCE/blob/mai… Product
- store.steampowered.com/news/app/289070/view/695403007258394835?…
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116370 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/submit/1013119 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/vuln/426334 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/vuln/426334/cti Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.6
CRITICAL
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
2.1
LOW
Score source: CNA
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 34 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-843
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