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.
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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-10-04T22:31:47.153Z
Updated: 2026-10-05T20:28:43.344Z
Reserved: 2026-10-04T13:04:00.479Z
Link: CVE-2026-105221
Updated: 2026-10-05T19:18:31.627Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-04T23:16:59.770
Modified: 2026-10-06T16:08:43.180
Link: CVE-2026-105221