Critical severity · published Jan 19, 2026
CVE-2026-23885
AlchemyCMS has Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via eval injection in ResourcesHelper
9.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Alchemy is an open source content management system engine written in Ruby on Rails. Prior to versions 7.4.12 and 8.0.3, the application uses the Ruby `eval()` function to dynamically execute a string provided by the `resource_handler.engine_name` attribute in `Alchemy::ResourcesHelper#resource_url_proxy`. The vulnerability exists in `app/helpers/alchemy/resources_helper.rb` at line 28. The code explicitly bypasses security linting with `# rubocop:disable Security/Eval`, indicating that the use of a dangerous function was known but not properly mitigated. Since `engine_name` is sourced from module definitions that can be influenced by administrative configurations, it allows an authenticated attacker to escape the Ruby sandbox and execute arbitrary system commands on the host OS. Versions 7.4.12 and 8.0.3 fix the issue by replacing `eval()` with `send()`.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AL
alchemy_cms · AlchemyCMS
< 7.4.12; >= 8.0.0.a, < 8.0.3 · source: vendor
AC
Alchemy Cms · Alchemy-cms
before 7.4.12; 8.0.0 before 8.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23885
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23885
Patch
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/commit/55d03ec600fd9e07faae1138b923790028917d26
Patch
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/commit/563c4ce45bf5813b7823bf3403ca1fc32cb769e7
Release Notes
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/releases/tag/v7.4.12
Release Notes
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/releases/tag/v8.0.3
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2762-657x-v979
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