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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-35978 · published 15 August 2022

CVE-2022-35978: Minetest vulnerability

Minetest · Minetest

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.

10.0 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.9% · top 13.5% CWE-693 · CWE-693
10.0CVSS 3.1 base score
2.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog#5.5.0_.E2.86.92_5.6.0 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/minetest/minetest/commit/da71e86633d0b27cd02d7aac9fdac625d141ca13 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/minetest/minetest/security/advisories/GHSA-663q-pcjw-27cc Third Party Advisory
https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog#5.5.0_.E2.86.92_5.6.0 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/minetest/minetest/commit/da71e86633d0b27cd02d7aac9fdac625d141ca13 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/minetest/minetest/security/advisories/GHSA-663q-pcjw-27cc Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-35978), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.