Evidence dossier

CVE-2016-0752

CVE-2016-0752

72.093.3Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method and providing a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Feb 16, 2016
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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FIRST EPSS95.54%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 99.9%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

redhatoriginal assertion
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Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method and providing a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.955370000000; percentile 0.998610000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
n/an/a
[{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 3.2.22.1supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 4.0.0; end excluding 4.1.14.1supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 4.2.0; end excluding 4.2.5.1supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_module_for_containers:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.5
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.0
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7.5
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.