CVE-2021-28966 describes a path traversal vulnerability in Ruby through version 3.0 on Windows, affecting applications that handle parameters with TmpDir. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve arbitrary file creation or modification by submitting a crafted path. While the potential impact is high, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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