CVE-2026-41493
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
08/05/2026
Last modified:
12/05/2026
Description
YARD is a Ruby Documentation tool. Prior to version 0.9.42, a path traversal vulnerability was discovered in YARD when using yard server to serve documentation. This bug would allow unsanitized HTTP requests to access arbitrary files on the machine of a yard server host under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.42.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.90
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yardoc:yard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.42 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



