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01 Record

CVE-2018-3779

active-support ruby gem 5.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: hackerone
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

active-support ruby gem 5.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
6.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 93.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-08-10 21:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 04:50Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-12-28
Assigning CNA
hackerone
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class
Data version
5.1
Document digest
e1ddf42532faa6f8cdd4d25de61cb79a2189d52c4862199749bb74a57084de24

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
HackerOneactive-support ruby gem5.2.0—

06 References