CVE-2026-33169

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 60% 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).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 24, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Possible ReDoS vulnerability in number_to_delimited in Active Support · Advisory · rails/rails · GitHub

https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-cg4j-q9v8-6v38
github_release Patch Available

8.1.2.1

Patch available: rails/rails v8.1.2.1

https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.2.1
github_release Patch Available

8.0.4.1

Patch available: rails/rails v8.0.4.1

https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.4.1
github_release Patch Available

7.2.3.1

Patch available: rails/rails v7.2.3.1

https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.2.3.1
github_commit

commit ec1a0e215efd (rails/rails)

Fix landed in rails/rails commit ec1a0e215efd — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/ec1a0e215efd27a3b3911aae6df978a80f456a49
github_commit

commit b54a4b373c6f (rails/rails)

Fix landed in rails/rails commit b54a4b373c6f — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b54a4b373c6f042cab6ee2033246b1c9ecc38974
github_commit

commit 29154f1097da (rails/rails)

Fix landed in rails/rails commit 29154f1097da — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/29154f1097da13d48fdb3200760b3e3da66dcb11

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rails2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (72 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rails2:6.1.7.10+dfsg-1~deb12u1 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (38 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rails2:7.2.2.1+dfsg-7 ... 2:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2 (10 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rails2:7.2.2.1+dfsg-7 ... 2:7.2.3+dfsg-3 (7 versions)2:7.2.3.1+dfsg-1—
RubyGems(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
activesupport1.0.0 ... 7.2.3 (482 versions)7.2.3.1—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-33169?
CVE-2026-33169 is a medium vulnerability published on March 24, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-33169 disclosed?
CVE-2026-33169 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 24, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-33169 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-33169 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 58.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-33169?
CVE-2026-33169 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-33169?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-33169, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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