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CVE-2022-24720

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-24720 is a critical vulnerability in the image_processing library (versions prior to 1.12.2) and Active Storage variants, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands. This occurs when unsanitized user input is used with the #apply method, leading to a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:image_processing_project:image_processing:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0263 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: image_processingFixed in: 1.12.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-cxf7-qrc5-9446critical

Remote shell execution vulnerability in image_processing

Mar 1, 2022

References

github.com / janko/image_processing/commit/038e4574e8f4f4b636a62394e09983c71980dada
Patch
github.com / janko/image_processing/security/advisories/GHSA-cxf7-qrc5-9446
ExploitVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5310
Third Party Advisory