CVE-2010-3928 — Ruby Version Manager (RVM) before 1.2.1 writes file contents to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file, related to an "escape sequence injection vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information

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Ruby Version Manager (RVM) before 1.2.1 writes file contents to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file, related to an "escape sequence injection vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information

Published Jan 20, 2011

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.79%

Description

Ruby Version Manager (RVM) before 1.2.1 writes file contents to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file, related to an "escape sequence injection vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.79% 0.01786

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01786

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.79% (0.01786)	77.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.79% (0.01786)	75.38th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.75% (0.00750)	71.42th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.13% (0.01129)	85.31th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 15, 2024	1.13% (0.01129)	84.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.13% (0.01129)	82.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	69.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	44.98th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (7)

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30414126/index.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2011/JVNDB-2011-000005.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB
http://osvdb.org/70521
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/42952
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45841
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0174
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64746
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30414126/index.html		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2011/JVNDB-2011-000005.html		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB
http://osvdb.org/70521		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/42952		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45841		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0174		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64746		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner jpcert

Published Jan 20, 2011

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Oct 12, 2010

Link CVE-2010-3928

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2010-3928

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2010-3928