2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization VI Lua sandbox loadstring type confusion
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.
- Products
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-116370
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 13:22 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization VI Lua sandbox loadstring type confusion
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 26 Oct 2026, 16:15 UTC
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.
cve:CVE-2026-116370
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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