---
id: CVE-2026-116370
title: 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization IV Lua sandbox loadstring type confusion
summary: >-
  A security flaw has been discovered in 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization IV
  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 i…
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:R'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-843
vendor: 2K Games
product: Sid Meier's Civilization IV
affected:
  - sid_meier_s_civilization_iv 1.0.12.68
published: '2026-10-26'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T16:15:11.957Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116370'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426334'
    label: >-
      VDB-426334 | 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization IV Lua sandbox loadstring
      type confusion
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/426334/cti'
    label: 'VDB-426334 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116370'
    label: CVE-2026-116370 | CVE Analysis and Report
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/1013119'
    label: >-
      Submit #1013119 | 2k Games Sid Meier’s Civilization VI 1.0.12.68 Exposed
      Dangerous Method or Function
  - url: 'https://github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-VI-RCE'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/drbloop2000/Sid-Meier-s-Civilization-VI-RCE/blob/main/Exploit.lua
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-26T16:31:40.056Z'
---

## Overview

A security flaw has been discovered in 2K Games Sid Meier's Civilization IV 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

- `sid_meier_s_civilization_iv 1.0.12.68`

## Remediation

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