CVE-2026-41493

Published: Mag 08, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 08, 2026
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MEDIUM 6,9
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

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YARD is a Ruby Documentation tool. Prior to version 0.9.42, a path traversal vulnerability was discovered in YARD when using yard server to serve documentation. This bug would allow unsanitized HTTP requests to access arbitrary files on the machine of a yard server host under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.42.

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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Stable
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Confidentiality Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Modify Files Or Directories Read Files Or Directories Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://github.com/lsegal/yard/releases/tag/v0.9.42
https://github.com/lsegal/yard/releases/tag/v0.9.42
https://github.com/lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-3jf…
https://github.com/lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-3jfp-46x4-xgfj