Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-1163702K Games Sid Meier's Civilization VI Lua sandbox loadstring type confusion
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity type confusion in Sid Meier's Civilization VI from 2K Games. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official 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 vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 2K Games | Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 1.0.12.68 |
Weakness: CWE-843 · 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
References
- VDB-426334 | 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization VI Lua sandbox loadstring type confusion vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-426334 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-116370 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #1013119 | 2k Games Sid Meier’s Civilization VI 1.0.12.68 Exposed Dangerous Method or Function third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-VI-RCE related
- https://github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-VI-RCE/blob/main/Exploit.lua exploit