CVE-2019-13589
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The paranoid2 gem 1.1.6 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. The current version, without this backdoor, is 1.1.5.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.35% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-829 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2019-07-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| anjlab | paranoid2 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109281
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2051
- https://rubygems.org/gems/paranoid2/versions
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-PARANOID2-451600
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109281
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2051
- https://rubygems.org/gems/paranoid2/versions
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-PARANOID2-451600
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