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CVE-2026-33169 (Medium) detected in activesupport-8.0.3.gem

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Description

## CVE-2026-33169 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - activesupport-8.0.3.gem

A toolkit of support libraries and Ruby core extensions extracted from the Rails framework. Rich support for multibyte strings, internationalization, time zones, and testing.


Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/activesupport-8.0.3.gem


Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock


Path to vulnerable library: /vendor/cache/activesupport-8.0.3.gem


Dependency Hierarchy:
- manageiq-style-1.5.8.gem (Root Library)
- rubocop-rails-2.29.1.gem
- :x: **activesupport-8.0.3.gem** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master



Vulnerability Details



Active Support is a toolkit of support libraries and Ruby core extensions extracted from the Rails framework. "NumberToDelimitedConverter" uses a lookahead-based regular expression with "gsub!" to insert thousands delimiters. Prior to versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1, the interaction between the repeated lookahead group and "gsub!" can produce quadratic time complexity on long digit strings. Versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1 contain a patch.

Publish Date: 2026-03-23

URL: CVE-2026-33169



CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:
- Exploitability Metrics:
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Impact Metrics:
- Confidentiality Impact: None
- Integrity Impact: None
- Availability Impact: Low


For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.


Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version


Release Date: 2026-03-23


Fix Resolution: https://github.com/rails/rails.git - v8.0.4.1,https://github.com/rails/rails.git - v8.1.2.1,https://github.com/rails/rails.git - v7.2.3.1

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with Gemfile.lock and the cached dependency at vendor/cache/activesupport-8.0.3.gem; trace how rubocop-rails brings in Active Support. Update the dependency to a listed patched release, refresh the lockfile and cache as needed, and confirm the vulnerability scan no longer reports CVE-2026-33169.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rails, ruby
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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