In the CGI gem before 0.4.2 for Ruby, a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the Util#escapeElement method.
CVE-2025-27220
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.7%, top 51% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.0
- EG Score
- 4.0(medium)
- EG Risk
- 18(Track)EG Risk 18/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity40% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 49.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 4, 2025
Last Modified
November 3, 2025
References (3)
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cgi/CVE-2025-27220.yml
- cve@mitrehttps://hackerone.com/reports/2890322
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00008.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-27220(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2025-27220Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Medium
In the CGI gem before 0.4.2 for Ruby, a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the Util#escapeElement method.
- RHSA-2025:4488Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby:3.1 security update
- RHSA-2025:4063Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby:3.1 security update
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ruby3.2-doc (3.2.3-1ubuntu0.24.04.5) @ noble | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | ruby2.3-tcltk (2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm10) @ xenial | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ruby-0:3.0.7-165.el9_5 | 2025-05-06 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.1-9050020250404144903.9 | 2025-05-06 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.1-8100020250407112943.489197e6 | 2025-04-23 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| cgi | 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2.beta1, 0.4.2.beta2 | 0.4.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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