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CVE-2016-2336

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2336 is a critical type confusion vulnerability affecting Ruby's WIN32OLE class, specifically within the ole_invoke and ole_query_interface methods. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by providing an object of an unexpected type to these methods. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0329 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 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)

redhatCVE-2016-2336Important

ruby: WIN32OLE ole_invoke and ole_query_interface type confusion vulnerabilities

Jun 14, 2016

References

talosintelligence.com / reports/TALOS-2016-0029
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory