CVE-2026-14765 (GCVE-0-2026-14765)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-14 02:31
Modified
2026-10-18 13:54
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EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-1188 - Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
Summary
Epic Games Unreal Engine versions up to and including 5.8.0 ship with an insecure default configuration for the LaunchURL Blueprint node (UKismetSystemLibrary::LaunchURL). The URL scheme filter (FURLRequestFilter) is empty by default, which permits all URL schemes. On Windows, this results in a call to ShellExecuteW() with the open verb, so a supplied file:/// URI causes the referenced file to be executed. Any Unreal Engine game that loads user-generated content containing Blueprints is vulnerable to command execution via a malicious local file or a remote file on a WebDAV share. This is an instance of CWE-1188 (Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default).
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games | Unreal Engine |
Version: 0 ≤ 5.8.0 |
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| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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