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CVE-2026-33658VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Activestorage: Rails Active Storage has a possible DoS vulnerability in proxy mode via multi-range requests

Affects activestorageSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-33658· Low 2.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.3 Low : upgrade to 8.1.2.1 when convenient.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:07 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
2.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, 7.2.3.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade activestorage to 8.1.2.1; activestorage to 8.0.4.1; activestorage to 7.2.3.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
RubyGemsactivestorageAffected
  • >=8.1.0 <8.1.2.1
Fixed in
  • 8.1.2.1
RubyGemsactivestorageAffected
  • >=8.0.0 <8.0.4.1
Fixed in
  • 8.0.4.1
RubyGemsactivestorageAffected
  • <7.2.3.1
Fixed in
  • 7.2.3.1

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Description

### Impact Active Storage's proxy controller does not limit the number of byte ranges in an HTTP Range header. A request with thousands of small ranges causes disproportionate CPU usage compared to a normal request for the same file, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. ### Releases The fixed releases are available at the normal locations. ### Credit This issue was responsibly reported by Hackerone researcher [thwin_htet](https://hackerone.com/thwin_htet).

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