Answer in brief
CVE-2019-10780 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in BibTeX-Ruby vulnerable to OS command injection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps bibtex-ruby (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 9.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps bibtex-ruby (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| bibtex-rubyrubygems | >=0 <5.1.0 | 5.1.0 |
Published upstream
Feb 14, 2020
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 7, 2026
BibTeX-ruby before 5.1.0 allows shell command injection due to unsanitized user input being passed directly to the built-in Ruby `Kernel.open` method through BibTeX.open.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.