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CVE-2019-14281

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-14281 describes a critical code-execution backdoor discovered in version 1.0.6 of the Ruby datagrid gem, distributed via RubyGems.org. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:datagrid_project:datagrid:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/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
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0312 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-rqp5-pg7w-832pcritical

datagrid contains code Injection backdoor

Jul 31, 2019

References

github.com / rubygems/rubygems.org/issues/2072
Third Party Advisory
rubygems.org / gems/datagrid/versions
Third Party Advisory
snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-RUBY-DATAGRID-455500