{"id":8943,"date":"2026-07-17T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/activision-seemingly-didnt-bother-fixing-a-15-year-old-call-of-duty-black-ops-exploit-for-its-new-port-modder-says-but-its-now-investigating-the-leftover-ps3-issue\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:00:00","slug":"activision-seemingly-didnt-bother-fixing-a-15-year-old-call-of-duty-black-ops-exploit-for-its-new-port-modder-says-but-its-now-investigating-the-leftover-ps3-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/activision-seemingly-didnt-bother-fixing-a-15-year-old-call-of-duty-black-ops-exploit-for-its-new-port-modder-says-but-its-now-investigating-the-leftover-ps3-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision seemingly didn&#8217;t bother fixing a 15-year-old Call of Duty: Black Ops exploit for its new port, modder says, but it&#8217;s now investigating the leftover PS3 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-54325a5a-81cd-11f1-8e01-ad75cc029018\">Despite having 15 years between them, Call of Duty: Black Ops&#8217; PS4 and PS5 port is seemingly suffering from the same exploits that its PS3 version has also been a victim of.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/activision\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/activision\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/activision\/\">Activision<\/a> released both <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/treyarch-confirms-call-of-duty-black-ops-1-and-2-are-being-ported-to-playstation-and-will-include-campaign-multiplayer-and-zombies\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/treyarch-confirms-call-of-duty-black-ops-1-and-2-are-being-ported-to-playstation-and-will-include-campaign-multiplayer-and-zombies\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/treyarch-confirms-call-of-duty-black-ops-1-and-2-are-being-ported-to-playstation-and-will-include-campaign-multiplayer-and-zombies\/\">Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 for the PS4 and PS5<\/a> last week in the form of straightforward <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/call-of-duty-black-ops-and-black-ops-2-arent-being-remastered-on-ps5-and-ps4-activision-says-theyre-just-being-re-released\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/call-of-duty-black-ops-and-black-ops-2-arent-being-remastered-on-ps5-and-ps4-activision-says-theyre-just-being-re-released\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/call-of-duty-black-ops-and-black-ops-2-arent-being-remastered-on-ps5-and-ps4-activision-says-theyre-just-being-re-released\/\">ports, not remasters<\/a> \u2013 both games are also on Xbox Series X|S via backward compatibility. While making two fan-favorite games available to more people should&#8217;ve been a slam dunk win for Activision, XP exploits quickly made <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/activision-scrambles-to-stop-cheaters-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-port-as-lobbies-become-practically-unplayable-thanks-to-xp-exploits\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/activision-scrambles-to-stop-cheaters-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-port-as-lobbies-become-practically-unplayable-thanks-to-xp-exploits\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/activision-scrambles-to-stop-cheaters-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-port-as-lobbies-become-practically-unplayable-thanks-to-xp-exploits\/\">multiplayer lobbies nearly unplayable<\/a> for large waves of Black Ops 1&#8217;s online population.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-54325a5a-81cd-11f1-8e01-ad75cc029018-2\">As <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/call-of-duty-black-ops-modder-highlights-major-exploits-with-new-port-activision-is-investigating\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/call-of-duty-black-ops-modder-highlights-major-exploits-with-new-port-activision-is-investigating\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">spotted by IGN<\/a>, YouTuber <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DPDvSax5nfQ\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DPDvSax5nfQ\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Tdawgsmitty recently chatted<\/a> with a modder who explained that the problem might actually be a leftover exploit from the original game&#8217;s PS3 and Xbox 360 days. Right now, there aren&#8217;t any aimbots and such flooding the game, but people <em>are <\/em>modding save files to farm more XP than is usually possible by spamming themselves with grenades, say, which is ruining competitive games for regular players.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;0SRhEcng&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;Irbe0LwM&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_Irbe0LwM_0SRhEcng_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;bOTdLUGA&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_bOTdLUGA_0SRhEcng_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;Ld6aVtD9fPJ4aBQnv6LOGQGu7L2Hq4xGja5LUwPV6j+es5u8&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Essentially, what you&#8217;re doing is that it&#8217;s like PS3 where you copy [a save file] to your USB, and there&#8217;s a website that lets you unencrypt it,&#8221; the modder says. &#8220;The site lets you use a jailbroken PS4\/PS5, and it will decrypt it for you. The save data is the exact same as PS3. What sucks about this port is that Iron Galaxy [and] Activision didn&#8217;t bother changing the encryption on the files, which is the whole reason why this is available right now. That&#8217;s the only reason why.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Activision <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CODUpdates\/status\/2076713376219369611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2076713376219369611%7Ctwgr%5E9fe5e0c64a914b7314c13a84b2a6e7814434b452%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ign.com%2Farticles%2Fcall-of-duty-black-ops-port-deemed-unplayable-as-lobbies-are-filled-with-exploiters\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CODUpdates\/status\/2076713376219369611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2076713376219369611%7Ctwgr%5E9fe5e0c64a914b7314c13a84b2a6e7814434b452%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ign.com%2Farticles%2Fcall-of-duty-black-ops-port-deemed-unplayable-as-lobbies-are-filled-with-exploiters\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">disabled &#8220;select playlists&#8221;<\/a> a few days ago while it investigates reported issues. It then <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CODUpdates\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CODUpdates\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">updated <\/a>some playlists with &#8220;a server-wide fix,&#8221; though the modder suggests other game modes are still exploitable.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n        <span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 text-base! font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>For now, reminisce with the <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/best-call-of-duty-games\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/best-call-of-duty-games\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/best-call-of-duty-games\/\"><em>best Call of Duty games<\/em><\/a><em> of all time.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-HK7kcc44ogTKyetddzKwyG\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-HK7kcc44ogTKyetddzKwyG slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/activision-seemingly-didnt-bother-fixing-a-15-year-old-call-of-duty-black-ops-exploit-for-its-new-port-modder-says-but-its-now-investigating-the-leftover-ps3-issue\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite having 15 years between them, Call of Duty: Black Ops&#8217; PS4 and PS5 port is seemingly suffering from the same exploits that its PS3 version has also been a victim of. Activision released both Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 for the PS4 and PS5 last week in the form of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DbvJHGu3fozXKiwsQ94Nih-1920-80.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[12104,12101,336,12102,2603,5905,2604,8314,12103,12106,942,12107,12105,3161,2410,12108,5295],"class_list":["post-8943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","tag-15yearold","tag-activision","tag-black","tag-bother","tag-call","tag-didnt","tag-duty","tag-exploit","tag-fixing","tag-investigating","tag-issue","tag-leftover","tag-modder","tag-ops","tag-port","tag-ps3","tag-seemingly"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}