Lua Environment & Security (Retail — Patch 12.0.0)

Comprehensive reference for the WoW Lua sandbox, security model, taint system, secure execution, timers, hooks, logging, and restricted actions.

Source: https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_API Secure Execution: https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Secure_Execution_and_Tainting Lua Functions: https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Lua_functions Current as of: Patch 12.0.0 (Build 65655) — January 28, 2026 Scope: Retail only.

Scope

This skill covers: