Bug in GTA V Online puts PC gamers’ gameplay, hardware at risk; exploit allows remote code execution, file modification; Rockstar silent, players urged to avoid game.
A bug has been discovered in Grand Theft Auto V Online, the popular video game, which puts PC gamers’ gameplay and hardware at risk. Reports indicate that the bug is allowing cheaters and modders to hijack, edit, or corrupt PC gamers account information, with some players reporting having all of their gameplay and account data erased and others having their in-game currency stolen. The bug also allegedly allows for “partial remote code execution,” which could allow malicious users to edit players PC files.
Rockstar Games, the publisher of GTA, has yet to officially comment on the situation, but many commentators have encouraged PC players to refrain from playing the game until the issue is resolved. The news first started popping up in various pockets of the internet over the weekend, with one particular observer, the twitter account Tez2, posting extensively about the exploit. Complaints also exploded in Rockstar’s official support forums.
A subreddit devoted to the game has called for players to avoid the game until further notice. This has caused some frustration, as Rockstar has yet to address or even confirm the security issue. Tez2 has written that “Rockstar is aware [of the problem] and have been logging any affected account before the first mod menu started abusing the new exploits.” The vulnerability associated with the exploit has already accrued an official CVE designation and is being tracked as CVE-2023-24059.
If the bug does turn out to be real, it would be far from the first bit of security trouble that Rockstar has been through lately. Last year, a cybercriminal managed to compromise the gaming giant’s systems and proceeded to steal (and later leak) source code to the upcoming GTA 6. Gizmodo reached out to Rockstar for comment on the apparent security problems but have not heard back. The company is yet to publish an official statement on the issue.
Reports indicate that a major bug has been discovered in Grand Theft Auto V Online, a popular video game, which puts PC gamers’ gameplay and hardware at risk. The bug is allegedly allowing cheaters and modders to hijack, edit, or corrupt PC gamers account information, with some players reporting having all of their gameplay and account data erased and others having their in-game currency stolen. Worse, the bug allegedly allows for “partial remote code execution,” which could allow malicious users to edit players PC files.
Rockstar Games, the publisher of GTA, has yet to officially comment on the situation, but many commentators have encouraged PC players to refrain from playing the game until the issue is resolved. Complaints have exploded in Rockstar’s official support forums and a subreddit devoted to the game has called for players to avoid the game until further notice. This has caused some frustration, as Rockstar has yet to address or even confirm the security issue.
The vulnerability associated with the exploit has already accrued an official CVE designation and is being tracked as CVE-2023-24059. If the bug does turn out to be real, it would be far from the first bit of security trouble that Rockstar has been through lately. Last year, a cybercriminal managed to compromise the gaming giant’s systems and proceeded to steal (and later leak) source code to the upcoming GTA 6. Gizmodo has reached out to Rockstar for comment on the apparent security problems but have not heard back.
Until Rockstar Games releases an official statement on the issue, PC players of Grand Theft Auto V Online are encouraged to refrain from playing the game. The bug appears to be quite serious, potentially allowing malicious users to edit players PC files, and should be taken seriously. The gaming giant has yet to confirm the security issue, but the vulnerability associated with the exploit has already accrued an official CVE designation and is being tracked as CVE-2023-24059.
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