CVE-2026-33210 (GCVE-0-2026-33210)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-20 22:57
Modified
2026-03-23 21:41
CWE
  • CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Summary
Ruby JSON is a JSON implementation for Ruby. From version 2.14.0 to before versions 2.15.2.1, 2.17.1.2, and 2.19.2, a format string injection vulnerability can lead to denial of service attacks or information disclosure, when the allow_duplicate_key: false parsing option is used to parse user supplied documents. This issue has been patched in versions 2.15.2.1, 2.17.1.2, and 2.19.2.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ruby json Version: >= 2.14.0, < 2.15.2.1
Version: >= 2.16.0, < 2.17.1.2
Version: >= 2.18.0, < 2.19.2
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