CVE•Published 2017-02-27•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-5946Rubyzip_project · Rubyzip
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The Zip::File component in the rubyzip gem before 1.2.1 for Ruby has a directory traversal vulnerability. If a site allows uploading of .zip files, an attacker can upload a malicious file that uses "../" pathname substrings to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.
Timeline
Published 2017-02-27
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2017-5946Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Rubyzip Project Rubyzip"All exposed Rubyzip Project Rubyzip instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Rubyzip"HTTP body or banner mentions "Rubyzip" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-5946Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-5946Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-5946Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-5946GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-5946" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2017-5946 on GitHub.