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NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the Ruby installation","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":6,"vector":"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.00993,"percentile":0.62849,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"published":"2012-10-11T10:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:46:46Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-28130","title":"IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keyring Modules Service (IKEEXT) - Missing DLL (Metasploit)","type":"local","platform":"windows","date":"2013-09-06","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28130"}],"products":[{"vendor":"ruby-lang","product":"ruby"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5380"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxcg-xrvh-r75f"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2012-5380","description":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in Ruby 1.9.3-p194, when installed in the top-level C:\\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\\Ruby193\\bin directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the \"IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules\" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview.  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