Description
A possible escalation to RCE vulnerability exists when using YAML serialized columns in Active Record < 7.0.3.1, <6.1.6.1, <6.0.5.1 and <5.2.8.1 which could allow an attacker, that can manipulate data in the database (via means like SQL injection), the ability to escalate to an RCE.
Published: 2022-12-05
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 1.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3093-1 rails security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3093-2 rails regression update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4578-1 rails security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-6218 A possible escalation to RCE vulnerability exists when using YAML serialized columns in Active Record < 7.0.3.1, <6.1.6.1, <6.0.5.1 and <5.2.8.1 which could allow an attacker, that can manipulate data in the database (via means like SQL injection), the ability to escalate to an RCE.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3hhc-qp5v-9p2j Active Record RCE bug with Serialized Columns
History

Mon, 11 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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References

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01376}

epss

{'score': 0.0152}


Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Activerecord Project Activerecord
Redhat Satellite
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T16:53:19.403Z

Reserved: 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-32224

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T16:53:19.403Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-05T22:15:10.397

Modified: 2026-05-11T18:16:29.250

Link: CVE-2022-32224

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2022-07-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-32224 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses