Is CVE-2017-5946 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5946 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5946?

CVE-2017-5946 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5946?

CVE-2017-5946 has an EPSS score of 3.47% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5946?

Upgrade ruby-zip on debian 11 to 1.2.0-1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5946

CRITICALEPSS 88th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

ruby-zipDebian

Fixed in:1.2.0-1.1CVE-2017-5946

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.