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CVE-2019-15224

rubygem-rest-client: code-execution backdoor insterted by third party

Published Modified CWE 94
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA, Ruby Advisory DB. Rated lower by Red Hat (high).

Description

The rest-client gem 1.6.10 through 1.6.13 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party. Versions <=1.6.9 and >=1.6.14 are unaffected.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemsawesome-bot, bitcoin_vanity, blockchain_wallet and 7 more1.7.0
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databaseawesome-bot, bitcoin_vanity, blockchain_wallet and 8 more>= 1.7.0
Show all 21 entries from 2 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemsawesome-botno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemsbitcoin_vanityno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemsblockchain_walletno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemscapistrano-colorsno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemscoin_baseno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemscoming-soonno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemscron_parserno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemsdoge-coinno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemsomniauth_amazonno fix listed
rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGemsrest-client1.7.0
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databaseawesome-botno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databasebitcoin_vanityno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databaseblockchain_walletno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databasecapistrano-colorsno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databasecoin_baseno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databasecoming-soonno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databasecron_parserno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databasedoge-coinno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databaselita_coinno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databaseomniauth_amazonno fix listed
rubygems::Ruby Advisory Databaserest-client>= 1.7.0

References

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