Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24798 is a critical memory-safety flaw in DagorEngine’s bundled miniupnpc code. The published record says it can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requires no privileges or user interaction. Organizations using DagorEngine through dagor_2025_01_15 should treat this as urgent.
Executive priority
Prioritize assessment and patch planning now for products using DagorEngine. The impact rating is critical, but the provided sources do not confirm active exploitation or identify affected downstream products.
Technical view
The CVE describes improper restriction of operations within memory-buffer bounds, associated with an uninitialized stack variable in prog/3rdPartyLibs/miniupnpc modules, specifically upnpreplyparse.C. It affects GaijinEntertainment DagorEngine through dagor_2025_01_15. CVSS v4.0 score is 9.3, network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where DagorEngine source or builds include the vulnerable miniupnpc upnpreplyparse.C code through dagor_2025_01_15. The bundle does not identify downstream games, applications, services, or deployment configurations.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cite active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates remote, low-complexity exploitation potential without privileges or user interaction, but public exploit availability is not established by the provided sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and a GitHub patch reference. Avoid assuming exploitability details beyond the CVSS vector and described memory-safety issue. Focus validation on exact DagorEngine revision, miniupnpc inclusion, and whether PR #136 or equivalent changes are present.
Mitigation direction
- Review GaijinEntertainment DagorEngine pull request #136 for the vendor patch context.
- Update DagorEngine beyond the affected through dagor_2025_01_15 code where vendor guidance supports it.
- Identify and rebuild dependent products that vendor or internal review confirms include the vulnerable code.
- If immediate update is not possible, monitor vendor guidance for supported mitigations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory DagorEngine versions and commits used in products or build pipelines.
- Check whether prog/3rdPartyLibs/miniupnpc/upnpreplyparse.C is present in your codebase.
- Confirm whether the fix from pull request #136 is applied.
- Track the CVE record for updates to affected versions, severity, or remediation guidance.
Public sources used
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.3 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.3CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/GaijinEntertainment/DagorEngine/pull/136CVE reference · patch
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