High severity · published Jun 29, 2024
CVE-2024-39840
Factorio before 1.1.101 allows a crafted server to execute arbitrary code on clients via a custom map that leverages the ability of certain Lua base module functions to execute…
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Factorio before 1.1.101 allows a crafted server to execute arbitrary code on clients via a custom map that leverages the ability of certain Lua base module functions to execute bytecode and generate fake objects.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FA
Factorio · Factorio
before 1.1.101 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39840
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39840
memorycorruption.net
https://memorycorruption.net/posts/rce-lua-factorio/
news.ycombinator.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40830005
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