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rails-forensics-CVE-2026-66066

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Observed mentions: 2026-07-31 14:16:37 UTC to 2026-09-04 19:57:49 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

012026-07-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsJul 272026-08-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsAug 102026-08-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-08-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-08-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsAug 31

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Aug 312026-08-31 00:00:00 UTC2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC101

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Not running, but supported. You can check your app with: bin/rails runner ' require "vips" puts "ruby-vips #{Vips::VERSION} libvips #{Vips.version(0)}.#{Vips.version(1)}.#{Vips.version(2)}" begin Vips::Operation.new("matload") puts "matload PRESENT - this build can reach libmatio" rescue Vips::Error puts "matload ABSENT - this build cannot reach libmatio" end ' This is from the Rails official docs for the CVE which, interestingly, they only released as an agent skill. https://github.com/rails/rails-forensics-CVE-2026-66066/blob...
In Government Rails Site Hit Hours After CVE Patch

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