CVE-2026-24818 A heap-based buffer over-read that might affect a system that compiles untrusted Lua code in praydog/UEVR

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer over-read in UEVR's Lua parser allows attackers to cause crashes or leak memory when compiling untrusted Lua code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-24818?

CVE-2026-24818 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in praydog UEVR, published on 27 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in praydog UEVR (dependencies/lua/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files lparser.C.

This issue affects UEVR: before 1.05.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24818?

How do I fix CVE-2026-24818?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24818 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2026-24818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f5w7-wwr4-x5v8.

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