CVE-2022-24300

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item...

9.8 CriticalFix available

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item stack as saved user input, aka ItemStack meta injection.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.67%Up 0.7 points since Feb 8, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item stack as saved user input, aka ItemStack meta injection.

Record: CVE-2022-24300
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item stack as saved user input, aka ItemStack meta injection.

Record: CVE-2022-24300
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-29201 No score

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item stack as saved user input, aka ItemStack meta injection.

Record: EUVD-2022-29201
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7m8-fvp5-fpmw 9.8

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item...

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item stack as saved user input, aka ItemStack meta injection.

Record: GHSA-f7m8-fvp5-fpmw
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-74
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-24300 9.8

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item stack as saved user input, aka ItemStack meta injection.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24300
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-06

OSV No score

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item stack as saved user input, aka ItemStack meta injection.

Record: CVE-2022-24300
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-24300 No score

Minetest before 5.4.0 allows attackers to add or modify arbitrary meta fields of the same item stack as saved user input, aka ItemStack meta injection.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24300
Updated: 2026-11-03

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`minetest` Debian:12	before 5.4.1+repack-1	5.4.1+repack-1
`minetest` Debian:10 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0.4.17.1+repack-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions 0.4.17.1+repack-1	0.4.17.1+repack-1+deb10u1
`minetest` Debian:11 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 5.3.0+repack-2.1+deb11u1, plus listed versions 5.3.0+repack-2.1	5.3.0+repack-2.1+deb11u1
`minetest` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.4.16+repack-30.4.16+repack-4	None known
`minetest` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.1+repack-25.1.0+repack-15.1.1+repack-15.1.1+repack-1build15.1.1+repack-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected	OSV
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-24300 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Minetest, published February 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in minetest 5.4.1+repack-1.

References

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