CVE-2023-24059Known exploitationNetwork attack vector

Partial remote code execution via session messages

Published Jan 22, 2023 · Updated Apr 2, 2025

Code injection in Grand Theft Auto V for PC allows remote attackers to execute code or modify files through GTA Online network sessions. Rockstar has not disclosed the flawed code locus; the available evidence ties the issue to handling of network-session and player-to-player message data. The player must participate in GTA Online, where a malicious peer can alter account state, modify local files, or crash the game process.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability1.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Grand Theft Auto V for PC allows remote attackers to execute code or modify files through GTA Online network sessions. Rockstar has not disclosed the flawed code locus; the available evidence ties the issue to handling of network-session and player-to-player message data. The player must participate in GTA Online, where a malicious peer can alter account state, modify local files, or crash the game process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24059
Published
Jan 22, 2023
Updated
Apr 2, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-94, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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