---
id: CVE-2026-116111
title: 2K Games Civilization V Lua Sandbox loadstring type confusion
summary: >-
  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 expl…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-843
vendor: 2K Games
product: Civilization V
affected:
  - civilization_v 1.0.3.144
published: '2026-10-26'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T02:45:21.294Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116111'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426179'
    label: VDB-426179 | 2K Games Civilization V Lua Sandbox loadstring type confusion
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426179/cti'
    label: 'VDB-426179 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116111'
    label: CVE-2026-116111 | CVE Analysis and Report
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/1004678'
    label: >-
      Submit #1004678 | 2K Games Civilization V 1.0.3.144 Exposed Dangerous
      Method or Function
  - url: 'https://drbloop.dev/blog/three-click-rce-in-civi-v'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-V-RCE/blob/main/exploit.lua
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-26T03:14:23.403Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `civilization_v 1.0.3.144`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.