# CVE-2026-24821: A heap-based buffer over-read that might affect a system that compiles untrusted Lua code in turanszkij/WickedEngine.

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-01-27 · Updated: 2026-01-27

## Affected

- turanszkij WickedEngine: through 0.71.727

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on turanszkij WickedEngine, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/turanszkij/WickedEngine/pull/1095

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