# CVE-2024-27281: RDoc RCE vulnerability with .rdoc_options

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-27281-rdoc-rce-vulnerability-with-rdoc-options  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-03-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-27281 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-03-25

RDoc RCE vulnerability with .rdoc_options

Technologies: [rdoc (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/rdoc). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-27281 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-27281 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-27281?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 March 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** rdoc (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.3.3,fixed=6.3.4.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-27281?** Yes. rdoc (RubyGems): upgrade to 6.3.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-27281?** Check whether you run rdoc (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- rdoc (RubyGems): upgrade to 6.3.4.1 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update rdoc
  ```


## Affected products

- rdoc (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.3.3,fixed=6.3.4.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-27281
- GHSA-592j-995h-p23j

## Related threats

- [Arbitrary Code Execution in Rdoc](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-31799-arbitrary-code-execution-in-rdoc)
- [RDoc contains XSS vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-0256-rdoc-contains-xss-vulnerability)