Overview

• Early in July, players reported their PCs being hijacked during multiplayer sessions through an RCE vulnerability that triggered pop-ups and forced shutdowns.
• White-hat groups and streamers including VX-Underground’s Smelly and Wrioh documented trolls using the vulnerability to display explicit content and alter desktop settings.
• Security firm Invicti warns the flaw could be used to install information-stealing malware, remote administration tools or ransomware.
• Activision announced the Game Pass edition’s removal via a brief tweet but has yet to detail the investigation or set a return timetable.
• Steam and Battle.net editions remain online, highlighting the risks of reissuing legacy titles without modern anti-cheat protections.