YARD is a Ruby Documentation tool.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. May 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Affected

• cpe yardoc/yardversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41493

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41493

  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 cer

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Product · github.com
• Mitigation · github.com