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rbenv (all current versions) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in the specification of…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

rbenv (all current versions) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in the specification of Ruby version resulting in arbitrary code execution

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0371 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rbenv_project:rbenv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableRbenv Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:rbenv_project:rbenv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Rbenv Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000047
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r9x-mqf6-jvrp

References

Sources