The execute_ruby tool is documented as a read-only Ruby sandbox and is enforced by a pattern denylist together with replacements for the process-spawning methods on Kernel. The pseudo-terminal library's spawn entry points are neither in the denylist nor replaced, so a normal tool call could reach them and start a shell, executing commands as the account running the server and outside the guarded methods. The denylist was introduced with the tool in 1.4.0 and never covered those entry points through 1.6.0. Version 1.6.1 restricts the requires the sandbox permits to a data-only list and blocks dynamic dispatch to execution entry points; 2.0.0 removes the tool.

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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Maquina-app
Maquina-app rails-mcp-server
Vendors & Products Maquina-app
Maquina-app rails-mcp-server

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description The execute_ruby tool is documented as a read-only Ruby sandbox and is enforced by a pattern denylist together with replacements for the process-spawning methods on Kernel. The pseudo-terminal library's spawn entry points are neither in the denylist nor replaced, so a normal tool call could reach them and start a shell, executing commands as the account running the server and outside the guarded methods. The denylist was introduced with the tool in 1.4.0 and never covered those entry points through 1.6.0. Version 1.6.1 restricts the requires the sandbox permits to a data-only list and blocks dynamic dispatch to execution entry points; 2.0.0 removes the tool.
Title rails-mcp-server 1.4.0 through 1.6.0 OS Command Execution via execute_ruby PTY Escape
Weaknesses CWE-78
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T15:59:55.991Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T16:00:32.686Z

Link: CVE-2026-81097

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T19:00:40.771Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-27T17:20:52.110

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:20:09.293

Link: CVE-2026-81097

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:14:30Z

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