Unsafe Dependency Resolution Affecting minetest/minetest package, versions [5.0.0,5.15.2)
Threat Intelligence
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- published27 Apr 2026
- disclosed16 Apr 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 16 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-40959 (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 Unsafe Dependency Resolution in the mod process when LuaJIT is enabled. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by submitting a specially crafted module.