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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2026-41493

CVE-2026-41493

HIGH7.5

yard: Possible arbitrary path traversal and file access via yard server

Published May 8, 2026

Modified 2 weeks ago

Details

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.

References

https://github.com/lsegal/yard/releases/tag/v0.9.42

https://github.com/lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-3jfp-46x4-xgfj

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41493

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v4.0

6.9

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Attack Requirements

NoneAT:N

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Vulnerable System

Vuln. Confidentiality

LowVC:L

Vuln. Integrity

NoneVI:N

Vuln. Availability

NoneVA:N

Subsequent System

Subseq. Confidentiality

NoneSC:N

Subseq. Integrity

NoneSI:N

Subseq. Availability

NoneSA:N

6.9/CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMay 8, 2026

ModifiedMay 8, 2026

CVE-2026-41493 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence