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title: "CVE-2026-14765: Epic Games Unreal Engine - Command Injection"
description: "Epic Games Unreal Engine <= 5.8.0 contains a command injection caused by insecure default configuration of LaunchURL Blueprint node allowing execution of files via file:/// URI, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands, exploit requires loading user-generated content with malicious Blueprints."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-14765/
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# CVE-2026-14765 Epic Games Unreal Engine - Command Injection

Epic Games Unreal Engine <= 5.8.0 contains a command injection caused by insecure default configuration of LaunchURL Blueprint node allowing execution of files via file:/// URI, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands, exploit requires loading user-generated content with malicious Blueprints.

CVSS base score 7.7 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.39% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14765)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Command Injection, Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

14 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-1188](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1188.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 5.8.0 or apply patches that secure the LaunchURL Blueprint node configuration.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14765](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14765)
- [https://khaelkugler.com/blogs/meccha\_chameleon.html](https://khaelkugler.com/blogs/meccha_chameleon.html)
- [https://takeonme.org/gcves/GCVE-1337-2026-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001011111111101111111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001011](https://takeonme.org/gcves/GCVE-1337-2026-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001011111111101111111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001011)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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