CVE-2026-79771 json
Nokogiri before 1.19.3 Memory Leak via XSLT Transform
published 2026-05-06 6 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-v2fc-qm4h-8hqv , EUVD-2026-65529
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Nokogiri versions before 1.19.3 contain a memory leak in the XSLT Stylesheet transform method when processing Ruby strings containing null bytes. Attackers can exploit this by passing attacker-controlled input with null bytes to transform parameters, causing heap allocations to leak and enabling denial of service against long-running processes.
Patch / fix
- rubygems nokogiri 1.19.3
- sparklemotion nokogiri 1.19.3
- ruby-nokogiri Debian 14 1.19.3+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79771
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-79771 updated cvss 5.3
nokogiri: Nokogiri: Denial of Service via XSLT transform memory leak
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Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 3scale-amp2/zync-rhel9, 3scale-amp2/system-rhel8, 3scale-amp2/system-rhel9, 3scale-amp2/backend-rhel8, 3scale-amp2/toolbox-rhel9affected: no fix available, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Satellite 6 tfm-rubygem-graphql, tfm-rubygem-amazing_printaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | nokogiri | <1.19.3 |
1.19.3 |
Affected products
- sparklemotion nokogiri
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
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github.com
/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-v2fc-qm4h-8hqv
vendor-advisory, web
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/nokogiri-before-memory-leak-via-xslt-transform
third-party-advisory, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79771
advisory
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github.com
/sparklemotion/nokogiri
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-79771
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-v2fc-qm4h-8hqv
- NVD CVE-2026-79771
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