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CVE-2026-23885
January 19, 2026
Alchemy is an open source content management system engine written in Ruby on Rails. Prior to versions 7.4.12 and 8.0.3, the application uses the Ruby "eval()" function to dynamically execute a string provided by the "resource_handler.engine_name" attribute in "Alchemy::ResourcesHelper#resource_url_proxy". The vulnerability exists in "app/helpers/alchemy/resources_helper.rb" at line 28. The code explicitly bypasses security linting with "# rubocop:disable Security/Eval", indicating that the use of a dangerous function was known but not properly mitigated. Since "engine_name" is sourced from module definitions that can be influenced by administrative configurations, it allows an authenticated attacker to escape the Ruby sandbox and execute arbitrary system commands on the host OS. Versions 7.4.12 and 8.0.3 fix the issue by replacing "eval()" with "send()".
Affected Packages
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.1.1 <v7.4.12
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v7.4.12
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v8.0.0 <v8.0.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v8.0.3
alchemy_cms (RUBY):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.rc1 <7.4.12
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.4.12
alchemy_cms (RUBY):
Affected version(s) >=8.0.0.a <8.0.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.0.3
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01