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CVE-2008-6441
Format string vulnerability in the Epic Games Unreal engine client, as used in multiple games, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary…
High9.3EPSS 3.5%
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- mitre
Description
Format string vulnerability in the Epic Games Unreal engine client, as used in multiple games, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the CLASS parameter in a DLMGR command, (2) a malformed package (PKG), and possibly (3) the LEVEL parameter in a WELCOME command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- 48291 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20080911 Clients format strings in the Unreal engine (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 31141 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080911 Clients format strings in the Unreal engine (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 48290 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 31854 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/unrealcfs-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- unrealengine-dlmgr-format-string(45088) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- unrealengine-pkg-format-string(45089) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- unrealengine-welcome-format-string(45090) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .