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CVE-2026-23885

· Published 19/01/2026 22:16 · Modified 19/01/2026 22:16

Labels: CVE-2026-23885 2026-01-19CVE-2026-23885CWE-95[email protected]

Essential information

Published
19/01/2026 22:16
Modified
19/01/2026 22:16
Author
Creator
CVSS
6.6 MEDIUM (v3.1)
CISA KEV
No
CWE
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS metrics

Description

Alchemy is an open source content management system engine written in Ruby on Rails. Prior to versions 7.4.12 and 8.0.3, the application uses the Ruby `eval()` function to dynamically execute a string provided by the `resource_handler.engine_name` attribute in `Alchemy::ResourcesHelper#resource_url_proxy`. The vulnerability exists in `app/helpers/alchemy/resources_helper.rb` at line 28. The code explicitly bypasses security linting with `# rubocop:disable Security/Eval`, indicating that the use of a dangerous function was known but not properly mitigated. Since `engine_name` is sourced from module definitions that can be influenced by administrative configurations, it allows an authenticated attacker to escape the Ruby sandbox and execute arbitrary system commands on the host OS. Versions 7.4.12 and 8.0.3 fix the issue by replacing `eval()` with `send()`.

NVD status

Status
Received — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
Source
[email protected]
NVD
View on NVD

Affected products (CPE)

ProductCPE
alchemy / alchemy cpe:2.3:a:alchemy:alchemy:<7.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*
alchemy / alchemy cpe:2.3:a:alchemy:alchemy:<8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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