Rails patches critical Active Storage flaw with RCE potential
2026-08-02T07:23:20Z•c930c6b9595783afbcc3c4848e59279db4594030e5b7093b03978a1103bacd3d
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What happened
The document is a BleepingComputer security-news feed covering critical software vulnerabilities, active exploitation, supply-chain compromises, data breaches, AI-assisted attacks, and attacks against critical infrastructure. Notable items include a critical Ruby on Rails Active Storage flaw with arbitrary file-read and potential RCE, a critical TeamCity authentication-bypass/RCE issue, critical VMware vulnerabilities including VM escape, malicious npm/AUR/PyPI activity, attacks on exposed water-sector PLCs, and multiple confirmed or alleged corporate data breaches.
Why it matters
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- Source ID
- bleepingcomputer
- Record identifier
- c930c6b9595783afbcc3c4848e59279db4594030e5b7093b03978a1103bacd3d
- Enrichment time
- 2026-08-02T07:23:20Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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