Format string vulnerability in games using the Epic Games Unreal Engine 436 allows remote…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in games using the Epic Games Unreal Engine 436 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in class names.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06449 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:226f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 226f | Vulnerable | Epic Games |
| cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:433:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 433 | Vulnerable | Epic Games |
| cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:436:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 436 | Vulnerable | Epic Games |
- cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:226f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 226f Vulnerable ·Epic Games
- cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:433:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 433 Vulnerable ·Epic Games
- cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:436:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 436 Vulnerable ·Epic Games
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1805
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48p4-c835-2pjf
References
More Epic Games Unreal Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00549 The Unreal Engine, as used in DeusEx 1.112fm and earlier, Devastation 390 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-01332 Epic Games Unreal Engine 226f through 436 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-01331 Buffer overflow in Epic Games Unreal Engine 226f through 436 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2007-04302 Stack-based buffer overflow in the logging function in the Unreal engine, possibly 2003… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2003-01330 Directory traversal vulnerability in Unreal Tournament Server 436 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-01831 Directory traversal vulnerability in manifest.ini in Unreal engine allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2004-1805 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1805 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-48p4-c835-2pjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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