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CVE-2019-15224

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-15224 describes a critical code-execution backdoor present in specific versions (1.6.10 through 1.6.13) of the rest-client Ruby gem, affecting applications utilizing these vulnerable versions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been reported, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.6.10, <= 1.6.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rest-client_project:rest-client:*:*:*:*:*: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
3.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0355 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 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

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: rest-clientFixed in: 1.7.0

Vendor Advisories (2)

rubygemsGHSA-333g-rpr4-7hxqcritical

rest-client Gem Contains Malicious Code

Aug 20, 2019
redhatCVE-2019-15224Important

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

Aug 19, 2019

References

github.com / rest-client/rest-client/issues/713
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
rubygems.org / gems/rest-client/versions
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