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GHSA-76r7-hhxj-r776

Fix: rails/rails@3beef20

GHSA-76r7-hhxj-r776 is a CWE-150 vulnerability in activerecord. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-76r7-hhxj-r776 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Active Record logging vulnerable to ANSI escape injection

Also known asCVE-2025-55193
Published
Aug 13, 2025
Updated
Feb 5, 2026
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Feb 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected
💎activerecord💎activerecord💎activerecord

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Description

This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-55193

Impact

The ID passed to find or similar methods may be logged without escaping. If this is directly to the terminal it may include unescaped ANSI sequences.

Releases

The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Credits

Thanks to lio346 from Unit 515 of OPSWAT for reporting this vulnerability

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
💎RubyGemsactiverecord8.0&&< 8.0.2.18.0.2.1
💎RubyGemsactiverecord7.2&&< 7.2.2.27.2.2.2
💎RubyGemsactiverecordall versions7.1.5.2

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for activerecord. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update activerecord to 8.0.2.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-76r7-hhxj-r776 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-76r7-hhxj-r776 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-76r7-hhxj-r776. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-55193 ### Impact The ID passed to `find` or similar methods may be logged without escaping. If this is directly to the terminal it may include unescaped ANSI sequences. ### Releases The fixed releases are available at the normal locations. ### Credits Thanks to [lio346](https://hackerone.com/lio346) from Unit 515 of OPSWAT for reporting this vulnerability
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-76r7-hhxj-r776 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-76r7-hhxj-r776 across RubyGems dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.

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