CVE-2022-35978

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    CVE-2022-35978

    Published: 15 Aug 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Lua sandbox escape from mod in Minetest

    Details: 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.

    References: https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog#5.5.0_.E2.86.92_5.6.0, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/35xxx/CVE-2022-35978.json, https://github.com/minetest/minetest/security/advisories/GHSA-663q-pcjw-27cc, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35978, https://github.com/minetest/minetest/commit/da71e86633d0b27cd02d7aac9fdac625d141ca13

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -53dd648c96b899b706f30de656896713d7e8ff08

    Affected versions

    5.5.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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