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CVE-2026-33210

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  • Published2026-03-20
  • Fixed in2.19.2 · 2.17.1.2 · 2.15.2.1
  • WeaknessCWE-134

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Description

Ruby JSON is a JSON implementation for Ruby. From version 2.14.0 to before versions 2.15.2.1, 2.17.1.2, and 2.19.2, a format string injection vulnerability can lead to denial of service attacks or information disclosure, when the allow_duplicate_key: false parsing option is used to parse user supplied documents. This issue has been patched in versions 2.15.2.1, 2.17.1.2, and 2.19.2.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-03-2023:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Ruby-lang json
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≥ 2.18.0, < 2.19.22.19.2
2.x≥ 2.16.0, < 2.17.1.22.17.1.2
2.x≥ 2.14.0, < 2.15.2.12.15.2.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • rubyAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 4.0.3-32.module_el9.8.0+251+5fdbd96band 5 other packages
  • ruby4.0AlmaLinux:10all versions · fixed in 4.0.3-34.el10_2and 2 other packages
  • ruby4.0-rubygem-mysql2AlmaLinux:10all versions · fixed in 0.5.7-34.el10_2
  • ruby4.0-rubygem-pgAlmaLinux:10all versions · fixed in 1.6.3-34.el10_2
  • rubygem-bigdecimalAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 4.0.1-32.module_el9.8.0+251+5fdbd96b
  • rubygem-io-consoleAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 0.8.2-32.module_el9.8.0+251+5fdbd96b
  • rubygem-irbAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1.16.0-32.module_el9.8.0+251+5fdbd96b
  • rubygem-jsonAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.18.0-32.module_el9.8.0+251+5fdbd96b

14 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Ruby-lang json to 2.19.2 · 2.17.1.2 · 2.15.2.1

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-03-23
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 4.08.3read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-134read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.0 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-03-20
Last Modified
2026-08-21
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33210?

Ruby JSON is a JSON implementation for Ruby. From version 2.14.0 to before versions 2.15.2.1, 2.17.1.2, and 2.19.2, a format string injection vulnerability can lead to denial of service attacks or information disclosure, when the allow_duplicate_key: false parsing option is used to parse user supplied documents. This issue has been patched in versions 2.15.2.1, 2.17.1.2, and 2.19.2.

Is CVE-2026-33210 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-33210 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-33210?

CVE-2026-33210 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

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