Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-54314

Thor before 1.4.0 can construct an unsafe shell command from library input.

Published Jul 20, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 10, 2025 · Thor

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-54314. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Thor is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor rubyonrails Thor 0 <1.4.0

Thor before 1.4.0 can construct an unsafe shell command from library input. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because "the method that was fixed can only be used with arguments that are controlled by Thor, and there is no way an attacker can take control of those arguments."

Are you affected?

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  • vendor rubyonrails Thor 0 <1.4.00 <1.4.0

How to fix CVE-2025-54314

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-54314. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Thor is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with rubyonrails Thor 0 <1.4.0 0 <1.4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 20, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Thor before 1.4.0 can construct an unsafe shell command from library input. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because "the method that was fixed can only be used with arguments that are controlled by Thor, and there is no way an attacker can take control of those arguments."

  2. Aug 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Thor before 1.4.0 can construct an unsafe shell command from library input. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because "the method that was fixed can only be used with arguments that are controlled by Thor, and there is no way an attacker can take control of those arguments."

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-54314

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-54314

    30-day exploitation probability 0.19%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-21984

    Thor before 1.4.0 can construct an unsafe shell command from library input. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because "the method that was fixed can only be used with arguments that are controlled by Thor, and there is no way an attacker can take control of those arguments."

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026