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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2021-33473 json

Arbitrary file write in dragonfly

published 2022-06-02 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-fj34-jhjx-xmvv , EUVD-2022-6037

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An argument injection vulnerability in Dragonfly Ruby Gem v1.3.0 allows attackers to read and write arbitrary files when the verify_url option is disabled. This vulnerability is exploited via a crafted URL.

Patch / fix

  • rubygems dragonfly 1.4.0

Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
GitHub 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
rubygems dragonfly
<1.4.0
1.4.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

References

Sources

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