Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation Affecting minetest/minetest package, versions [5.0.0,5.15.2)
Threat Intelligence
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- published27 Apr 2026
- disclosed16 Apr 2026
- credita-tour-ist
Introduced: 16 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-40960 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade minetest/minetest to version 5.15.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation in the process that handles mod access control. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to an insecure environment or HTTP API by crafting a mod that intercepts requests when at least one mod is listed as secure.trusted_mods or secure.http_mods. This is only exploitable if at least one mod is configured as trusted or as an HTTP mod.