CVE-2026-23885CWE-95

AlchemyCMS has Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via eval injection in ResourcesHelper

Medium · published January 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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()`.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00472 · 39.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-95 · Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
Published
2026-01-19T21:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JAN 21:09Z
    AlchemyCMS has Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via eval injection in ResourcesHelper
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