Cyberpunk 2077 Players Warned To Avoid Mods After Security Exploit Found

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Cyberpunk 2077 Players Warned To Avoid Mods After Security Exploit Found

 

Cyberpunk 2077 developers CD Projekt Red have had to issue a warning today that anyone deciding to install a mod for the game should “use caution” after a security issue was discovered.

 

The issue is a “vulnerability in external DLL files which can be used to execute code on PCs”. While the company works on a fix, they’re asking players to “please refrain from using files from unknown sources”, which would basically mean any mod.

 

CD PROJEKT RED CS @CDPRED_Support

If you plan to use @CyberpunkGame mods/custom saves on PC, use caution. We've been made aware of a vulnerability in external DLL files the game uses which can be used to execute code on PCs. Issue will be fixed ASAP. For now, please refrain from using files from unknown sources.

3:03 PM · Feb 2, 2021

 

CDPR only launched mod tools for the game last week and, in true Cyberpunk 2077 fashion, things have not been going well.

 

 

Source: Cyberpunk 2077 Players Warned To Avoid Mods After Security Exploit Found

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New Cyberpunk 2077 hotfix lets you safely install mods

Hotfix 1.12 is out now 

Image: CD Projekt Red

On Tuesday, Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red cautioned against installing mods or custom save files due to a vulnerability that could be used to “execute code on PCs.” The studio has quickly turned around a fix, though, and you should now be able to safely install mods again thanks to the 1.12 hotfix released on Friday morning.

 

CD Projekt Red has released many hotfixes and updates to Cyberpunk 2077 since its December 10th release to clean up issues with the notoriously buggy game. And even the game’s 1.1 patch, which was supposed to fix problems, had one big issue of its own — it introduced a game-breaking bug that CD Projekt Red has since fixed.

 

The studio is planning to release a 1.2 patch at some point in the future, and promises it will be “a larger, more significant update.” CD Projekt Red is also working on free DLC and a free update to optimize Cyberpunk 2077 for next-gen consoles.

 

 

New Cyberpunk 2077 hotfix lets you safely install mods