CRITICAL
rbenv (all current versions) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in the specification of Ruby version resulting in arbitrary code execution
Published Jul 13, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.71%
Description
rbenv (all current versions) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in the specification of Ruby version resulting in arbitrary code execution
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.71% 0.03710
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03710
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.71% (0.03710) | 89.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.71% (0.03710) | 88.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 1.28% (0.01281) | 79.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 3.03% (0.03031) | 86.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.36% (0.04360) | 87.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.43% (0.15434) | 91.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.74% (0.03738) | 87.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 70.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 69.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 69.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 59.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 65.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01599) | 75.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 49.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.36% (0.15362) | 92.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.20% (0.03197) | 66.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.20% (0.03197) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- https://github.com/justinsteven/advisories/blob/master/2017_rbenv_ruby_version_directory_traversal.md x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/justinsteven/advisories/blob/master/2017_rbenv_ruby_version_directory_traversal.md | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 13, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 10, 2017
Link CVE-2017-1000047
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a