CVE-2026-23885

MEDIUM

Alchemy <7.4.12,8.0.3 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-23885. PoCs published by TheDeepOpc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a detailed writeup for CVE-2026-23885, an authenticated RCE vulnerability in AlchemyCMS due to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code. The vulnerability allows arbitrary Ruby code execution via an `eval()` injection sink in the `resource_url_proxy` method.

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()`.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by TheDeepOpc · poc
https://github.com/TheDeepOpc/CVE-2026-23885

The repository contains a detailed writeup for CVE-2026-23885, an authenticated RCE vulnerability in AlchemyCMS due to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code. The vulnerability allows arbitrary Ruby code execution via an `eval()` injection sink in the `resource_url_proxy` method.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AlchemyCMS (versions before 7.4.12 and 8.0.3)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Administrative privileges in AlchemyCMS · Access to the administrative interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 7.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-95
Status published
Products (2)
alchemy-cms/alchemy_cms < 7.4.12
rubygems/alchemy_cms 0 - 7.4.12RubyGems
Published Jan 19, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026