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CVE-2022-21831

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-05-26
  • Fixed in7.0.2.3 · 6.1.4.7 · 6.0.4.7 · 5.2.6.3
  • WeaknessCWE-94

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Description

A code injection vulnerability exists in the Active Storage >= v5.2.0 that could allow an attacker to execute code via image_processing arguments.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-05-2617:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Rubyonrails active storage
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.2.37.0.2.3
6.1≥ 6.1.0, < 6.1.4.76.1.4.7
6.0≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.4.76.0.4.7
5.2≥ 5.2.0, < 5.2.6.35.2.6.3
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Rubyonrails active storage to 7.0.2.3 · 6.1.4.7 · 6.0.4.7 · 5.2.6.3

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedusutani/study-turbolinks-link
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-94read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-94read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.1 %2026-10-22
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-05-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21831?

A code injection vulnerability exists in the Active Storage >= v5.2.0 that could allow an attacker to execute code via image_processing arguments.

Is CVE-2022-21831 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-21831 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-21831?

CVE-2022-21831 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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