CVE-2026-41493
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductYard
PublishedMay 8, 2026
First seenMay 8, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal
How to fix
Update
- yardoc yard0.9.42 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| yardoc yard | v < 0.9.42 | 0.9.42 |
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