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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · All · version Launch (Oct 2026)

Search and Destroy bomb can't be picked up in some spots

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In Search and Destroy players could be unable to pick up the bomb in certain positions. The October 25 update's patch notes say an earlier fix for "bomb stretching" caused this and was rolled back, and Infinity Ward's Trello card is now Resolved (Fix Released). Bomb stretching is to be addressed again in a later update.

Lifecycle

Patched · stage 5 of 5

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Since first report

  1. Reported (reached)
  2. Confirmed (reached)—
  3. Acknowledged (reached)
  4. Partial (reached)—
  5. Patched (reached)
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Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Platform
All
Affected version
Launch (Oct 2026)
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Confirmed
Patch status
Patched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
Fix, : Oct 25: the update's patch notes say the bomb-stretching fix that stopped players picking up the bomb was rolled back; bomb stretching will be addressed again later. Source
How we label issues

Kind

  • Exploit: Repeatable and clearly advantageous to the player using it; essentially cheating.
  • Bug: Everything else: crashes, launch errors, broken features, visual or audio faults.

Confirmation

  • Confirmed: A developer or official account acknowledged it, an official known-issues board lists it, it appears in official patch notes, or 100+ corroborating posts on X were actually counted.
  • Unconfirmed: None of the above yet. Press articles are reports and never confirm an issue on their own.

Patch status

  • Unpatched: Known and open; no fix has been claimed.
  • Reported as unpatched: Players credibly report it persisting, including after a fix claim that never appeared in patch notes.
  • Partially patched: Official patch notes list a fix, but credible later reports say it still happens, or the notes only cover part of it.
  • Reported as patched: A developer, official account or player says it is fixed, but no official patch notes list it.
  • Patched: Official patch notes (a Steam news post or the publisher's patch notes page) list the fix, and nothing credible says it still happens.

Active means still affecting players: Unpatched, Reported as unpatched or Partially patched. Patched and Reported as patched issues are closed.

Estimated impact runs from 0.1 to 9.9 with one decimal. xploitr sets it from the rubric below. Factors: advantage to other players, reach, play blocked or progress lost, frequency, and whether a reliable workaround exists. Patched issues keep their historical impact.

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Impact bands

  • 0.1–2.9 Low: Cosmetic, audio, text and UI glitches with no effect on play.
  • 3.0–4.9 Moderate: Narrow gameplay bugs or small exploits, rare or with a workaround.
  • 5.0–6.9 Elevated: Bugs most players in a mode notice: hit registration, desync, balance-breaking damage.
  • 7.0–8.4 High: Widely abused competitive or economy exploits; crashes many players hit.
  • 8.5–9.9 Severe: Launch blockers, widespread progress or item loss, exploits that break the game for everyone.

Each issue has a dated timeline of updates (report, acknowledgement, announcement, fix, workaround). Update summaries are our own words; quotes and excerpts are the source's words, or our English translation when marked.

Estimated impactEstimated impact 4.5 out of 9.9, ModerateOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 4

  1. Fix

    Oct 25: the update's patch notes say the bomb-stretching fix that stopped players picking up the bomb was rolled back; bomb stretching will be addressed again later.

    Infinity Ward on Publisher patch notes ·
    “We've rolled back a previous fix for “bomb stretching” in Search and Destroy due to a knock-on issue in which players were unable to pick up the bomb in certain positions.”
    Infinity Ward on Publisher patch notes · Open source
  2. Acknowledged

    Oct 25: Infinity Ward's Trello board says it is aware of the issue and actively working on a fix.

    Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello ·
    “We’re aware of an issue in Search and Destroy where players may be unable to pick-up the bomb in certain positions. We are actively working on a fix.”
    Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello · Open source
  3. Acknowledged

    Oct 25: Call of Duty Updates says it is investigating players being unable to pick up the bomb in some positions in Search and Destroy and is working on a fix.

    @CODUpdates on X ·

    @CODUpdates on X · · View post

  4. Acknowledged

    Oct 26: Infinity Ward's Trello card for this issue, now under Resolved and marked Fix Released.

    Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello ·
    “We’re aware of an issue in Search and Destroy where players may be unable to pick-up the bomb in certain positions.”
    Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello · Open source
Sources · 44 OfficialInfinity Ward · Publisher patch notesOfficial+ 3 official postsHide
Infinity WardOfficialPublisher patch notes
“We've rolled back a previous fix for “bomb stretching” in Search and Destroy due to a knock-on issue in which players were unable to pick up the bomb in certain positions.”
  • Infinity Ward (Trello) · TrelloOfficialOpen
    “We’re aware of an issue in Search and Destroy where players may be unable to pick-up the bomb in certain positions. We are actively working on a fix.”
  • @CODUpdatesOfficialView post

    Oct 25: Call of Duty Updates says it is investigating players being unable to pick up the bomb in some positions in Search and Destroy and is working on a fix. (Our summary of this post, not the author’s words.)

  • Infinity Ward (Trello) · TrelloOfficialOpen
    “We’re aware of an issue in Search and Destroy where players may be unable to pick-up the bomb in certain positions.”
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