CVE-2019-10780
BibTeX-ruby before 5.1.0 allows shell command injection due to unsanitized user input being passed directly to the built-in Ruby Kernel.open method through BibTeX.open.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
BibTeX-ruby before 5.1.0 allows shell command injection due to unsanitized user input being passed directly to the built-in Ruby Kernel.open method through BibTeX.open.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.81% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- bibtex-ruby project/bibtex-ruby
- Source
- report@snyk.io
EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-BIBTEXRUBY-542602Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-BIBTEXRUBY-542602Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.