Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-11615 affects Wube Factorio before 0.15.31. A flaw in the game's Lua sandbox could let a malicious remote game server, or an attacker who convinces a user to load content, run arbitrary native C code on the player's system.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted endpoint risk, not broad infrastructure exposure. Prioritize remediation where Factorio is present on corporate devices, developer workstations, or shared systems with sensitive access.
Technical view
The issue is a Lua interface sandbox escape in Factorio before 0.15.31. The CVE states that arbitrary C code execution is possible by including and loading a C library. The provided data does not include CVSS, CWE, affected CPEs, or detailed vendor remediation text.
Likely exposure
Exposure is mainly users or endpoints running Factorio before 0.15.31, especially when connecting to untrusted game servers or loading attacker-supplied content. Enterprise exposure is likely limited unless the game exists on managed devices.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation reporting. The plausible attack context is hostile multiplayer infrastructure or user-assisted loading of malicious game content, based on the CVE description.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE record names the vulnerability class and affected version boundary, but provides no CVSS vector, CWE, CPE, exploit telemetry, or full patch notes in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Factorio to 0.15.31 or later where installed.
- Remove unsupported or unnecessary Factorio installations from managed endpoints.
- Avoid untrusted remote game servers on vulnerable versions.
- Check vendor guidance before relying on compensating controls.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints for Factorio installations and recorded versions.
- Confirm no installed version is earlier than 0.15.31.
- Review security telemetry for unexpected native library loads near Factorio activity.
- Check whether users connect to untrusted Factorio servers.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://security.gerhardt.link/RCE-in-Factorio/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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