{"cve":"CVE-2015-3649","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-18T16:29:00.297","modified":"2026-06-17T00:26:02.577","status":"Modified","description":"The open-uri-cached rubygem allows local users to execute arbitrary Ruby code by creating a directory under /tmp containing \"openuri-\" followed by a crafted UID, and putting Ruby code in said directory once a meta file is created.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.benjaminfleischer.com/2013/03/20/yaml-and-security-in-ruby/","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/06/2","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74469","https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L115","https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L25"],"products":["open-uri-cached_project:open-uri-cached"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-3649","score":0.00388,"percentile":0.32939,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-7m2w-9gw7-c3xp","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7m2w-9gw7-c3xp","summary":"open-uri-cached Gem for Ruby Unsafe Temporary File Creation Enables Code Execution","modified":"2024-02-20T05:32:37.867211Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"open-uri-cached","purl":"pkg:gem/open-uri-cached","ranges":["<=1.0.0"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}