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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-79769 · published 25 August 2026

CVE-2026-79769: Type confusion vulnerability

Nokogiri versions before 1.19.4 contain a possible invalid (out-of-bounds) memory read in the protected internal Node#initialize_copy_with_args helper behind Node#dup and #clone, which unwrapped its source argument as an xmlNode without a type check. If application code calls this protected method with a non-Node argument (e.g., a Namespace), it reads an xmlNs out of bounds, crashing the process. This is only triggerable by a programming error and cannot be triggered by untrusted input or normal use of the public API. Only CRuby is affected. Version 1.19.4 adds a type check and raises TypeError.

8.7 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.31% · top 79.0% CWE-843 · Type confusion Deferred
8.7CVSS 4.0 base score
0.31%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
24 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Nokogiri versions before 1.19.4 contain a possible invalid (out-of-bounds) memory read in the protected internal Node#initialize_copy_with_args helper behind Node#dup and #clone, which unwrapped its source argument as an xmlNode without a type check. If application code calls this protected method with a non-Node argument (e.g., a Namespace), it reads an xmlNs out of bounds, crashing the process. This is only triggerable by a programming error and cannot be triggered by untrusted input or normal use of the public API. Only CRuby is affected. Version 1.19.4 adds a type check and raises TypeError.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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:

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-g9g8-vgvw-g3vf
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nokogiri-before-invalid-memory-read-via-initialize-copy-with-args

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-79769), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.