Respawn deployed fixes for multiple high-profile weapon exploits in Apex Legends this week. Apex Legends is Respawn Entertainment’s free-to-play battle royale. The studio’s Anti-Cheat team announced the changes on October 9, 2026, in a post on the official Apex Legends Steam community announcements. The post was titled “An Update from the Anti Cheat Team – 10/09/2026” and ran under the section “Competitive Integrity Update – Weapon Exploit Fixes.” Respawn noted that videos of the exploits had circulated in community spaces earlier in the week, before the fixes went out, and that players may have seen them.
The Single-Shot Magazine Exploit
One fixed exploit allowed an entire magazine to be fired in a single shot. Instead of firing one round per trigger pull, the affected weapon discharged every round in the magazine at once. The announcement did not name the weapon tied to this exploit, but it listed the behavior among the high-profile weapon issues addressed in the update.
Sentinel and C.A.R. SMG Rapid Fire and Reload
Another fixed exploit enabled rapid firing and reloading with the Sentinel and the C.A.R. SMG beyond their intended functionality. The Sentinel is Apex Legends’ bolt-action sniper rifle, and the C.A.R. SMG is one of the game’s submachine guns. Both weapons could fire and reload faster than they are supposed to. The update removed that faster-than-intended firing and reloading behavior for the two weapons, though Respawn did not detail the specific fire rates involved in the exploit.
Broader Anti-Cheat Work
The fixes are part of Respawn’s broader efforts to protect the integrity of Apex Legends. Alongside the exploit fixes, Respawn is developing and deploying new anti-cheat detections. The studio is strengthening existing anti-cheat systems, and it is taking action against players who undermine fair play. Respawn noted that this work is ongoing across multiple fronts and that individual efforts are not always immediately visible to players.
Apex Legends switched to EA Javelin Anticheat on September 29. Respawn’s Anti-Cheat team shared its first-week EA Javelin Anticheat update on October 8, reporting 265,550 cheat attempts prevented. The weapon exploit announcement was the Anti-Cheat team’s second update in as many days, arriving one day after that first-week report.
