CVE-2019-14282

9.8 criticalEPSS 3.1%

The simple_captcha2 gem 0.2.3 for Ruby, as distributed on RubyGems.org, included a code-execution backdoor inserted by a third party.

Severity

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 3.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 87% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-94
Published: 2019-07-26
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Advisory	Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
GHSA-wg6j-r28m-7293	RubyGems	simple_captcha2	0.2.3	no fix published