CVE-2024-27281Network attack vector

Code execution via unrestricted object restoration

Published May 8, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Object injection in Ruby RDoc 6.3.3 through 6.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute code through crafted configuration or cache files. The .rdoc_options parser restores YAML objects without restricting permitted classes, while documentation-cache loaders pass attacker-controlled bytes to Marshal.load without an object filter. Exploitation requires an RDoc process to parse an attacker-supplied .rdoc_options file or load a crafted documentation cache, after which code runs with that process's privileges.

CVSS severity2.3
Low
EPSS probability1.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Object injection in Ruby RDoc 6.3.3 through 6.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute code through crafted configuration or cache files. The .rdoc_options parser restores YAML objects without restricting permitted classes, while documentation-cache loaders pass attacker-controlled bytes to Marshal.load without an object filter. Exploitation requires an RDoc process to parse an attacker-supplied .rdoc_options file or load a crafted documentation cache, after which code runs with that process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-27281
Published
May 8, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
Ruby
Product
RDoc
Classifications
CWE-74, CWE-502, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.3.3 <=6.6.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ruby · RDocversion=6.3.3 <=6.6.2

Published CVSS scores

2.3GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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