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.
History

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First Time appeared Defunkt
Defunkt gist
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Defunkt gist

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T19:18:31.627Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-04T23:16:59.770

Modified: 2026-10-06T16:08:43.180

Link: CVE-2026-105221

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-04T22:31:47Z

Links: CVE-2026-105221 - Bugzilla