Action View provides conventions and helpers for building web pages with the Rails framework. Prior to versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1, when a blank string is used as an HTML attribute name in Action View tag helpers, the attribute escaping is bypassed, producing malformed HTML. A carefully crafted attribute value could then be misinterpreted by the browser as a separate attribute name, possibly leading to XSS. Applications that allow users to specify custom HTML attributes are affected. Versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1 contain a patch.
CVE-2026-33168
This low-severity CVE scores 2.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.7%, top 49% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 2.3
- EG Score
- 2.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 11(Track)EG Risk 11/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity23% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 52%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 23, 2026
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (7)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/commit/0b6f8002b52b9c606fd6be9e7915d9f944cf539c
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/commit/63f5ad83edaa0b976f82d46988d745426aa4a42d
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/commit/c79a07df1e88738df8f68cb0ee759ad6128ca924
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.2.3.1
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.4.1
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.2.1
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-v55j-83pf-r9cq
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | 2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (72 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
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| rails | 2:6.1.7.10+dfsg-1~deb12u1 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (38 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | 2:7.2.2.1+dfsg-7 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (10 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | 2:7.2.2.1+dfsg-7 ... 2:7.2.3+dfsg-3 (7 versions) | 2:7.2.3.1+dfsg-1 | — |
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| actionview | 4.1.0 ... 7.2.3 (286 versions) | 7.2.3.1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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