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CVE-2026-24821VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-24821: turanszkij WickedEngine · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects turanszkij WickedEngineSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 0.71.727 as a priority.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.71.727
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade turanszkij/WickedEngine to 0.71.727.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
turanszkijWickedEngineAffected
  • <=0.71.727
Fixed in–
GitHubturanszkij/WickedEnginepkg:github/turanszkij/WickedEngineOther threatsAffected
  • <0.71.727
Fixed in
  • 0.71.727
GitHubWickedEnginepkg:github/WickedEngineOther threatsAffected
  • <=0.71.727
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

2) Until patches are released, restrict network access to systems running WickedEngine, especially blocking untrusted external traffic to reduce remote exploitation risk. 3) Employ runtime memory protection mechanisms such as Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) and Data Execution Prevention (DEP) to limit the impact of memory safety issues. 4) Conduct thorough code reviews and static analysis on LUA scripts and related modules to identify and remediate unsafe memory handling practices. 5) Implement application-level input validation to prevent malformed or malicious LUA scripts from triggering the vulnerability. 6) Use intrusion detection systems (IDS) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to monitor for anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 7) Educate development and security teams about the risks of out-of-bounds reads and secure coding practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities. 8) Isolate WickedEngine instances in sandboxed or containerized environments to limit potential damage from exploitation.

Description

Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in turanszkij WickedEngine (WickedEngine/LUA modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files lparser.C. This issue affects WickedEngine: through 0.71.727.

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