CVE-2026-33195 HIGH

CVE-2026-33195: Rails Active Storage has possible Path Traversal in DiskService

Vendor Rails
Product activestorage
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published March 23, 2026
Last update March 25, 2026

CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

What the vulnerability does

Description

Active Storage allows users to attach cloud and local files in Rails applications. Prior to versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1, Active Storage's `DiskService#path_for` does not validate that the resolved filesystem path remains within the storage root directory. If a blob key containing path traversal sequences (e.g. `../`) is used, it could allow reading, writing, or deleting arbitrary files on the server. Blob keys are expected to be trusted strings, but some applications could be passing user input as keys and would be affected. Versions 8.1.2.1, 8.0.4.1, and 7.2.3.1 contain a patch.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

March 23, 2026 CVE published
March 25, 2026 Record updated