{"schema_version":"1.9.0","id":"GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh","published":"2026-02-17T16:14:11Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:35.448280027Z","aliases":["CVE-2026-22860"],"summary":"Rack has a Directory Traversal via Rack:Directory","details":"## Summary\n\n`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.\n\n## Details\n\nIn `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. \n\n## Impact\n\nInformation 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`).\n\n## Mitigation\n\n* Update to a patched version of Rack that correctly checks the root prefix.\n* Don't name directories with the same prefix as one which is exposed via `Rack::Directory`.","affected":[{"package":{"name":"rack","ecosystem":"RubyGems","purl":"pkg:gem/rack"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.22"}]}],"versions":["0.1.0","0.2.0","0.3.0","0.4.0","0.9.0","0.9.1","1.0.0","1.0.1","1.1.0","1.1.1","1.1.1.pre","1.1.2","1.1.3","1.1.4","1.1.5","1.1.6","1.2.0","1.2.1","1.2.2","1.2.3","1.2.4","1.2.5","1.2.6","1.2.7","1.2.8","1.3.0","1.3.0.beta","1.3.0.beta2","1.3.1","1.3.10","1.3.2","1.3.3","1.3.4","1.3.5","1.3.6","1.3.7","1.3.8","1.3.9","1.4.0","1.4.1","1.4.2","1.4.3","1.4.4","1.4.5","1.4.6","1.4.7","1.5.0","1.5.0.beta.1","1.5.0.beta.2","1.5.1","1.5.2","1.5.3","1.5.4","1.5.5","1.6.0","1.6.0.beta","1.6.0.beta2","1.6.1","1.6.10","1.6.11","1.6.12","1.6.13","1.6.2","1.6.3","1.6.4","1.6.5","1.6.6","1.6.7","1.6.8","1.6.9","2.0.0.alpha","2.0.0.rc1","2.0.1","2.0.2","2.0.3","2.0.4","2.0.5","2.0.6","2.0.7","2.0.8","2.0.9","2.0.9.1","2.0.9.2","2.0.9.3","2.0.9.4","2.1.0","2.1.1","2.1.2","2.1.3","2.1.4","2.1.4.1","2.1.4.2","2.1.4.3","2.1.4.4","2.2.0","2.2.1","2.2.10","2.2.11","2.2.12","2.2.13","2.2.14","2.2.15","2.2.16","2.2.17","2.2.18","2.2.19","2.2.2","2.2.20","2.2.21","2.2.3","2.2.3.1","2.2.4","2.2.5","2.2.6","2.2.6.1","2.2.6.2","2.2.6.3","2.2.6.4","2.2.7","2.2.8","2.2.8.1","2.2.9"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh/GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh.json"}},{"package":{"name":"rack","ecosystem":"RubyGems","purl":"pkg:gem/rack"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0.beta1"},{"fixed":"3.1.20"}]}],"versions":["3.0.0","3.0.0.beta1","3.0.0.rc1","3.0.1","3.0.10","3.0.11","3.0.12","3.0.13","3.0.14","3.0.15","3.0.16","3.0.17","3.0.18","3.0.2","3.0.3","3.0.4","3.0.4.1","3.0.4.2","3.0.5","3.0.6","3.0.6.1","3.0.7","3.0.8","3.0.9","3.0.9.1","3.1.0","3.1.1","3.1.10","3.1.11","3.1.12","3.1.13","3.1.14","3.1.15","3.1.16","3.1.17","3.1.18","3.1.19","3.1.2","3.1.3","3.1.4","3.1.5","3.1.6","3.1.7","3.1.8","3.1.9"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh/GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh.json"}},{"package":{"name":"rack","ecosystem":"RubyGems","purl":"pkg:gem/rack"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.2.0"},{"fixed":"3.2.5"}]}],"versions":["3.2.0","3.2.1","3.2.2","3.2.3","3.2.4"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh/GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-mxw3-3hh2-x2mh"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22860"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/75c5745c286637a8f049a33790c71237762069e7"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/rack/rack"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack/CVE-2026-22860.yml"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-22","CWE-548"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-02-17T16:14:11Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-02-18T19:21:43Z","severity":"HIGH"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"}]}