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CVE-2017-5946

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.47% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-5946
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.47%

Original NVD Description

The Zip::File component in the rubyzip gem before 1.2.1 for Ruby has a directory traversal vulnerability. If a site allows uploading of .zip files, an attacker can upload a malicious file that uses "../" pathname substrings to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.