Description
Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. In versions prior to 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1 and 8.1.3.1, Active Storage does not disable libvips operations marked unsafe for untrusted content, allowing a crafted upload to invoke such an operation. Consuming applications are affected when configured to use libvips and accept image uploads from untrusted users. An unauthenticated attacker may exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files accessible to the Rails process, including environment variables and application secrets. Exposure of credentials such as secret_key_base or external-service tokens may enable remote code execution or lateral movement. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1 and 8.1.3.1.
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 9.5 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xr9x-r78c-5hrm Active Storage has possible arbitrary file read and remote code execution in Active Storage variant processing
History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rails
Rails rails
Vendors & Products Rails
Rails rails

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. In versions prior to 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1 and 8.1.3.1, Active Storage does not disable libvips operations marked unsafe for untrusted content, allowing a crafted upload to invoke such an operation. Consuming applications are affected when configured to use libvips and accept image uploads from untrusted users. An unauthenticated attacker may exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files accessible to the Rails process, including environment variables and application secrets. Exposure of credentials such as secret_key_base or external-service tokens may enable remote code execution or lateral movement. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1 and 8.1.3.1.
Title Action Pack: Possible arbitrary file read and remote code execution in Active Storage variant processing
Weaknesses CWE-1188
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T19:16:14.471Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T23:25:28.897Z

Link: CVE-2026-66066

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T18:35:38.631Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T20:26:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1188

    Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default