CVE-2026-33170

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 74% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Active Support is a toolkit of support libraries and Ruby core extensions extracted from the Rails framework. Prior to versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1, SafeBuffer#% does not propagate the @html_unsafe flag to the newly created buffer. If a SafeBuffer is mutated in place (e.g. via gsub!) and then formatted with % using untrusted arguments, the result incorrectly reports html_safe? == true, bypassing ERB auto-escaping and possibly leading to XSS. Versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1 contain a patch.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 24, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Possible XSS vulnerability in SafeBuffer#% in Active Support · Advisory · rails/rails · GitHub

https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-89vf-4333-qx8v
github_release Patch Available

8.1.2.1

Patch available: rails/rails v8.1.2.1

https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.2.1
github_release Patch Available

8.0.4.1

Patch available: rails/rails v8.0.4.1

https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.4.1
github_release Patch Available

7.2.3.1

Patch available: rails/rails v7.2.3.1

https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.2.3.1
github_commit

commit c1ad0e8e1972 (rails/rails)

Fix landed in rails/rails commit c1ad0e8e1972 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/c1ad0e8e1972032f3395853a5e99cea035035beb
github_commit

commit 6e8a81108001 (rails/rails)

Fix landed in rails/rails commit 6e8a81108001 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/6e8a81108001d58043de9e54a06fca58962fc2db
github_commit

commit 50d732af3b7c (rails/rails)

Fix landed in rails/rails commit 50d732af3b7c — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/50d732af3b7c8aaf63cbcca0becbc00279b215b7

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rails2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (72 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rails2:6.1.7.10+dfsg-1~deb12u1 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (38 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rails2:7.2.2.1+dfsg-7 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (10 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rails2:7.2.2.1+dfsg-7 ... 2:7.2.3+dfsg-3 (7 versions)2:7.2.3.1+dfsg-1—
RubyGems(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
activesupport1.0.0 ... 7.2.3 (482 versions)7.2.3.1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-33170?
CVE-2026-33170 is a medium vulnerability published on March 24, 2026. Active Support is a toolkit of support libraries and Ruby core extensions extracted from the Rails framework. Prior to versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1, SafeBuffer#% does not propagate the @htmlunsafe flag to the newly created buffer. If a SafeBuffer is mutated in place (e.g. via gsub!) and…
When was CVE-2026-33170 disclosed?
CVE-2026-33170 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 24, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-33170 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-33170 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 73.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-33170?
CVE-2026-33170 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-33170?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-33170, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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