GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh
Rack has a Directory Traversal via Rack:Directory
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## 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`.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22860
- https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/75c5745c286637a8f049a33790c71237762069e7
- https://github.com/rack/rack
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack/CVE-2026-22860.yml