CVE-2003-1430

Unreal Tournament Server - Path Traversal via unreal:// URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1430. PoCs published by Auriemma Luigi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Unreal Engine games, allowing attackers to traverse outside the game's directory using sequences like 'unreal://..\..\directory\file'. This can potentially cause the game client to crash.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Unreal Tournament Server 436 and earlier allows remote attackers to access known files via a ".." (dot dot) in an unreal:// URL.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Auriemma Luigi · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22224

The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Unreal Engine games, allowing attackers to traverse outside the game's directory using sequences like 'unreal://..\..\directory\file'. This can potentially cause the game client to crash.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Unreal Engine (various versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Unreal Engine game client
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6775
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0063.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0142.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11299

Scores

EPSS 0.0280
EPSS Percentile 84.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (3)
epic_games/unreal_engine 226f
epic_games/unreal_engine 433
epic_games/unreal_engine 436
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026