CVE-2026-33173
Active Storage allows users to attach cloud and local files in Rails applications. Prior to versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1, `DirectUploadsController` accepts arbitrary metadata from the client and persists it on the blob. Because internal flags like `identified` and `analyzed` are stored in the same metadata hash, a direct-upload client can set these flags to skip MIME detection and analysis. This allows an attacker to upload arbitrary content while claiming a safe `content_type`, bypassing any validations that rely on Active Storage's automatic content type identification. Versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1 contain a patch.
Scoring
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS base score
- 5.3
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- EPSS probability
- 0.39%
- CWE
- CWE-925
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- Last modified
- 2026-03-24
Affected products
- rails activestorage
- rails activestorage
- rails activestorage
Weakness type
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