CVE-2020-14939
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are...
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are composed of Lua scripts that recover a game's state. A file can be modified to put any Lua code inside, leading to arbitrary code execution while loading.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are composed of Lua scripts that recover a game's state. A file can be modified to put any Lua code inside, leading to arbitrary code execution while loading.
- Record
CVE-2020-14939- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are composed of Lua scripts that recover a game's state. A file can be modified to put any Lua code inside, leading to arbitrary code execution while loading.
- Record
CVE-2020-14939- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7075 No score
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are composed of Lua scripts that recover a game's state. A file can be modified to put any Lua code inside, leading to arbitrary code execution while loading.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7075- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv3g-p5v3-mrc5 No score
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are...
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are composed of Lua scripts that recover a game's state. A file can be modified to put any Lua code inside, leading to arbitrary code execution while loading.
- Record
GHSA-hv3g-p5v3-mrc5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are composed of Lua scripts that recover a game's state. A file can be modified to put any Lua code inside, leading to arbitrary code execution while loading.
- Record
CVE-2020-14939- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-14939
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are composed of Lua scripts that recover a game's state. A file can be modified to put any Lua code inside, leading to arbitrary code execution while loading.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14939- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-14939
An issue was discovered in savestruct_internal.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. Saved game files are composed of Lua scripts that recover a game's state. A file can be modified to put any Lua code inside, leading to arbitrary code execution while loading.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14939- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freedroidrpgDebian:12 |
before 1.0-1 | 1.0-1 |
freedroidrpgDebian:14 |
before 1.0-1, plus listed versions 0.10.0+d070110-10.10.1-10.10.2-10.10.3-10.10.3-2 Show 15 moreShow less0.10.3-30.11.1-10.12.1-10.13-10.14.1-10.15.1-10.16.1-10.16.1-20.16.1-30.16.1-40.16.1-50.16.1-60.9.13-10.9.13-21.0~rc2-1 |
1.0-1 |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.15.1-1build1 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.1-2build10.16.1-3 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.1-5 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.1-6 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-11.0-1build11.0-1build2 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-1build2 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-1build21.0+ds-1 |
None known |
freedroidrpgUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0-1build2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-14939 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Freedroid Freedroidrpg, published June 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in freedroidrpg 1.0-1.