Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2026 · Assigned by GovTech CSG
CVE-2026-24821A heap-based buffer over-read that might affect a system that compiles untrusted Lua code in turanszkij/WickedEngine.
Critical 9.3
In plain English
A critical-severity out-of-bounds read in WickedEngine from turanszkij. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in turanszkij WickedEngine (WickedEngine/LUA modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files lparser.C. This issue affects WickedEngine: through 0.71.727.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| turanszkij | WickedEngine | 0 – through 0.71.727 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber