CVE-2026-40959 (GCVE-0-2026-40959)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-16 00:51 – Updated: 2026-04-16 12:32
VLAI?
Summary
Luanti 5 before 5.15.2, when LuaJIT is used, allows a Lua sandbox escape via a crafted mod.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
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Vendor Product Version
Luanti Luanti Affected: 5.0.0 , < 5.15.2 (semver)
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