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For developers using PICO-8:

: Version 3.0.0-alpha.2 was actually a pre-release build designed to fix older PHP fatal errors (such as unparenthesized expressions), and developers have noted it has no known major security issues compared to older stable builds. Pico 3.0.0-alpha.2 Exploit

No public exploit for Pico 3.0.0-alpha.2 is known to this assistant, but alpha software should be treated as inherently vulnerable. The most helpful action is to avoid using it in any sensitive context, report discovered issues privately, and migrate to stable releases. If you need to test security, do so ethically and legally, with written permission from the relevant parties.

: Attackers can deploy ransomware or delete critical system files, causing prolonged downtime. Technical Mitigation and Defense Strategies This public link is valid for 7 days

curl https://victim.com/pico/?action=flush_cache

: Versions near 3.0.0 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-35818), which allows attackers to access sensitive system files like /etc/passwd . Can’t copy the link right now

In a follow‑up comment, Zep remarked: "I've been looking again at ditching the pre‑processor recently while working a bit on Picotron (which does not use one), and this pretty much seals the deal."