CVE-2013-6421

sprout Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability

7.5 High

The unpack_zip function in archive_unpacker.rb in the sprout gem 0.7.246 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) filename or (2) path.

Exploit likelihood

1.97%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2013-6421
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-6421
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0147 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-0147
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-229r-pqp6-8w6g No score

sprout Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability

The unpack_zip function in archive_unpacker.rb in the sprout gem 0.7.246 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) filename or (2) path.

Record: GHSA-229r-pqp6-8w6g
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-229r-pqp6-8w6g No score

sprout Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability

Record: GHSA-229r-pqp6-8w6g
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

projectsprouts sprout

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sprout` RubyGems	0.7.246 to 0.7.246	None known
`sprout` RubyGems	Listed versions 0.7.246	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-6421 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Projectsprouts Sprout, published December 12, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.