CVE•Published 2026-05-09•Modified 2026-05-18•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-42245Ruby-lang · Net\

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-407Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

Description

Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, Net::IMAP::ResponseReader has quadratic time complexity when reading large responses containing many string literals. A hostile server can send responses which are crafted to exhaust the client's CPU for a denial of service attack. This issue has been patched in versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-09

Modified 2026-05-18

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-42245

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product + version

product:"Ruby-lang Net\" version:"\"

Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Net\"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Net\" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-42245