2017’s Call of Duty release, WWII, is now available through Xbox Game Pass, however, PC players are being warned to stay away in light of hackers and their dangerous actions.
Eight years after the game’s original release, CoD: WWII is now available through Microsoft’s subscription service. Game Pass users can now access the likes of Modern Warfare 2 & 3, the most recent iteration in Black Ops 6, and a throwback to WWII as well.
Though just days after its June 30 debut on the platform, issues are now bubbling up. In particular, those on PC have begun reporting instances of encountering hackers, but not just any hackers, mind you.
These pesky individuals aren’t simply aimbotting for cheap wins. Instead, they’re reportedly triggering a dangerous Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploit to outright take control of their opponent’s PCs.
CoD WWII players issue warning as hackers run rampant
“It is not safe to play WW2 on PC in 2025,” popular CoD content creator BAMS said on X (formerly Twitter). In an accompanying screenshot, they revealed an alleged hacker copied their gamertag, revealed their IP address in the game’s chat, and then struck them offline.
BAMS is far from the only example. In other instances, players have had their PC’s remotely taken over. This has led to notepad pop-ups in the middle of matches, and in some cases, even explicit material being pulled up on players’ monitors.
Some entire matches were impacted by hackers, with players reporting that every name in a lobby changed to that of a hacker, as pictured below.
At the time of writing, Activision has yet to address the situation. There has been no formal warning issued to those on PC, despite the evident risk. It remains to be seen when a fix may arrive.
The CoD series has openly struggled with cheaters and hackers of all kinds over the years. Even the implementation of its own anticheat system in RICOCHET hasn’t been enough to curb those ruining the experience for others across multiplayer and Warzone alike.