savon vulnerability

Savon is a Ruby SOAP client. From 0.9.8 until 2.17.2, Savon::Model .all_operations interpolates attacker-controlled WSDL operation names into Ruby source passed to module_eval, allowing Ruby code execution in the application process. This issue is fixed in version 2.17.2.

Published 31 Jul 2026Updated 9 Sep 20263 sources
CVSS 8.1

What happened

Savon is a Ruby SOAP client. From 0.9.8 until 2.17.2, Savon::Model .all_operations interpolates attacker-controlled WSDL operation names into Ruby source passed to module_eval, allowing Ruby code execution in the application process. This issue is fixed in version 2.17.2.

Affected versions

savon: >= 0.9.8, < 2.17.2 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

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