An issue was discovered in RDoc 6.3.3 through 6.6.2, as distributed in Ruby 3.x through 3.3.0. When parsing .rdoc_options (used for configuration in RDoc) as a YAML file, object injection and resultant remote code execution are possible because there are no restrictions on the classes that can be restored. (When loading the documentation cache, object injection and resultant remote code execution are also possible if there were a crafted cache.) The main fixed version is 6.6.3.1. For Ruby 3.0 users, a fixed version is rdoc 6.3.4.1. For Ruby 3.1 users, a fixed version is rdoc 6.4.1.1. For Ruby 3.2 users, a fixed version is rdoc 6.5.1.1.
CVE-2024-27281
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 2.3%, top 15% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.5
- EG Score
- 4.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 72.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 14, 2024
Last Modified
April 15, 2026
References (7)
- cve@mitrehttps://hackerone.com/reports/1187477
- cve@mitrehttps://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/03/21/rce-rdoc-cve-2024-27281/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/1187477
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00000.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/27LUWREIFTP3MQAW7QE4PJM4DPAQJWXF/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XYDHPHEZI7OQXTQKTDZHGZNPIJH7ZV5N/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/03/21/rce-rdoc-cve-2024-27281/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-27281(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ruby3.2-doc (3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.1) @ noble | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | ruby2.3-tcltk (2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm9) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ruby:2.5-8100020240627152904.489197e6 | 2024-07-11 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby-0:3.0.7-162.el9_4 | 2024-06-11 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.3-8100020240522151542.489197e6 | 2024-06-06 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.1-9040020240503183840.9 | 2024-06-06 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.3-9040020240522171337.9 | 2024-06-06 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.1-8100020240510101534.489197e6 | 2024-06-03 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.0-8100020240522072634.489197e6 | 2024-05-30 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rdoc | 6.6.0, 6.6.1, 6.6.2 | 6.6.3.1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(8)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2024:3500MODERATE2024-03-21
RHSA-2024:3500 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:3546MODERATE2024-03-21
RHSA-2024:3546 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:3668MODERATE2024-03-21
RHSA-2024:3668 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:3670MODERATE2024-03-21
RHSA-2024:3670 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:3671MODERATE2024-03-21
RHSA-2024:3671 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:3838MODERATE2024-03-21
RHSA-2024:3838 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-6838-1MEDIUM
Ruby vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6838-2MEDIUM
Ruby vulnerability
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