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Call of Duty: WWII Xbox PC Version Hauled Offline Amid Security Concerns

  • Activision released the 2017 game Call of Duty: WWII on Xbox PC Game Pass on June 30, 2025, and removed it from PC platforms shortly after.
  • The removal followed discovery of a Remote Code Execution vulnerability that allowed hackers to take control of players' PCs during live matches.
  • Multiple users posted viral clips on social media showing their computers being hacked through the game's peer-to-peer matchmaking system, prompting Activision and Microsoft to act.
  • MalwareBytes researcher Pieter Arntz noted that this long-standing security flaw impacts older Call of Duty games, which transition their gameplay infrastructure away from centralized servers toward player-hosted connections as the titles become outdated.
  • Activision has not shared detailed progress yet but is likely developing a fix, while recommending that players steer clear of the PC Game Pass edition until the security vulnerability is addressed.
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Since June 30, the video game Call of Duty: WW2 is part of the Game Pass catalog for consoles and computers with Windows operating system. This inclusion generated an increase in the number of players, but also attracted the attention of cybercriminals.Experts in digital security, such as Cloudfare and CheckPoint, warned about a critical vulnerability that affects the PC version. This allows attackers to perform remote code executions (RCE), a t…

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The FPS Review broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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