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CVE-2022-32224 — Vulnerability in activerecord — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Active Record RCE bug with Serialized Columns

Published July 12, 2022Updated July 8, 2026Source: osv

Summary

When serialized columns that use YAML (the default) are deserialized, Rails uses YAML.unsafe_load to convert the YAML data in to Ruby objects. If an attacker can manipulate data in the database (via means like SQL injection), then it may be possible for the attacker to escalate to an RCE. There are no feasible workarounds for this issue, but other coders (such as JSON) are not impacted.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published July 12, 2022 (1553 days ago).
  • Last revised July 8, 2026 — 1456 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update activerecord to 5.2.8.1 or later
gem install activerecord -v 5.2.8.1
Bundler
Update activerecord to 7.0.3.1 or later
gem install activerecord -v 7.0.3.1
Bundler
Update activerecord to 6.0.5.1 or later
gem install activerecord -v 6.0.5.1
Bundler
Update activerecord to 6.1.6.1 or later
gem install activerecord -v 6.1.6.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
activerecord
rubygems
1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.10.0, 1.10.1 (+358 more)5.2.8.1
activerecord
rubygems
7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.2.1 (+4 more)7.0.3.1
activerecord
rubygems
6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1.rc1, 6.0.2 (+23 more)6.0.5.1
activerecord
rubygems
6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.2.1 (+14 more)6.1.6.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-502
    Deserialization of Untrusted DataMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-32224?
Active Record RCE bug with Serialized Columns This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-32224?
CVE-2022-32224 affects activerecord. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-32224 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-3hhc-qp5v-9p2j

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