EIP-2026-117253

PRE-CVE

Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City Skin File v1.1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: legacy

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117253. PoCs published by Knursoft.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malicious BMP file that triggers a buffer overflow in Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City when loaded as a skin file. The payload includes shellcode to spawn calc.exe, demonstrating arbitrary code execution via a crafted BMP header and NOP sled.

Description

Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City Skin File v1.1 - Buffer Overflow

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by Knursoft · pythonlocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51223

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This exploit generates a malicious BMP file that triggers a buffer overflow in Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City when loaded as a skin file. The payload includes shellcode to spawn calc.exe, demonstrating arbitrary code execution via a crafted BMP header and NOP sled.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City v1.1

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Ability to place a malicious BMP file in the game's skins directory · Victim must load the skin via the game's Player Setup menu

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026