ScummVM is a virtual machine and interpreter designed to run classic point-and-click adventure games from the 1990s and early 2000s, presenting a narrow but specialized attack surface centered on a single product. The observed vulnerabilities cluster around improper neutralization of special elements in output used by downstream components, reflecting the complexity of parsing and executing legacy game scripts and assets within an interpreter environment. Current severity, exploitation status, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Scummvm over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-17528HIGH backends/platform/sdl/posix/posix.cpp in ScummVM 1.9.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remot | Dec 14, 2017 | 8.8 | 27 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Scummvm.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Scummvm — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.