GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh

Rack has a Directory Traversal via Rack:Directory

At a glance

Published
Updated
CVE
CVE-2026-22860
CVSS_V3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

## Summary `Rack::Directory`’s path check used a string prefix match on the expanded path. A request like `/../root_example/` can escape the configured root if the target path starts with the root string, allowing directory listing outside the intended root. ## Details In `directory.rb`, `File.expand_path(File.join(root, path_info)).start_with?(root)` does not enforce a path boundary. If the server root is `/var/www/root`, a path like `/var/www/root_backup` passes the check because it shares the same prefix, so `Rack::Directory` will list that directory also. ## Impact Information disclosure via directory listing outside the configured root when `Rack::Directory` is exposed to untrusted clients and a directory shares the root prefix (e.g., `public2`, `www_backup`). ## Mitigation * Update to a patched version of Rack that correctly checks the root prefix. * Don't name directories with the same prefix as one which is exposed via `Rack::Directory`.

Affected packages

PackageVersions
RubyGems · rackintroduced 0, fixed 2.2.22
RubyGems · rackintroduced 3.0.0.beta1, fixed 3.1.20
RubyGems · rackintroduced 3.2.0, fixed 3.2.5

References

Sources

SourceLicence
OSV.devCC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database