CVE-2022-35978

Lua sandbox escape from mod in Minetest

Published Aug 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Minetest is a free open-source voxel game engine with easy modding and game creation. In **single player**, a mod can set a global setting that controls the Lua script loaded to display the main menu. The script is then loaded as soon as the game session is exited. The Lua environment the menu runs in is not sandboxed and can directly interfere with the user's system. There are currently no known workarounds.

Remediation

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History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2025, 5:50 PM
Reserved
Jul 15, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 15, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:52 AM