CVE-2026-41493
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
6.9
VIR risk
7.5
Description
yard: Possible arbitrary path traversal and file access via yard server
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| yardoc | yard | {"endExcluding":"0.9.42"} | 0.9.42 |
References
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-3jfp-46x4-xgfj
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/releases/tag/v0.9.42
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41493
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41493
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jfp-46x4-xgfj
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/yard/CVE-2026-41493.yml
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.