CVE-2026-105221

Gist RubyGem before 6.1.0 Disabled TLS Certificate Verification

Published Oct 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The gist RubyGem before 6.1.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept HTTPS traffic because http_connection in lib/gist.rb sets VERIFY_NONE. Attackers can present any certificate to read or modify GitHub API traffic, stealing OAuth tokens and login credentials to read and modify the victim's gists.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Defunkt
Defunkt gist
Vendors & Products Defunkt
Defunkt gist
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description The gist RubyGem before 6.1.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept HTTPS traffic because http_connection in lib/gist.rb sets VERIFY_NONE. Attackers can present any certificate to read or modify GitHub API traffic, stealing OAuth tokens and login credentials to read and modify the victim's gists.
Title Gist RubyGem before 6.1.0 Disabled TLS Certificate Verification
Weaknesses CWE-295
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 5, 2026, 8:28 PM
Reserved
Oct 4, 2026, 1:04 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 4, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Oct 6, 2026, 4:08 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 4, 2026, 10:31 PM