Answer in brief
CVE-2026-61845 records a High severity vulnerability in Crass : Large numeric exponents cause CPU and memory denial of service. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps crass (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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
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The current feed maps crass (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| crassrubygems | <1.0.7 | 1.0.7 |
Published upstream
Oct 20, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 20, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 20, 2026
### Impact Crass converts CSS scientific notation number values with unbounded exponentiation before it clamps the result to `Float::MAX`. Applications that use Crass to parse attacker-controlled CSS strings can be forced to spend disproportionate CPU and memory parsing a tiny input, possibly resulting in a crash. ### Patches This is fixed in Crass 1.0.7. ### Related - https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/crass/GHSA-6wmf-3r64-vcwv.yml
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