view_component is a framework for building reusable, testable, and encapsulated view components in Ruby on Rails. From 3.0.0 to 4.9.0, the system test entrypoint canonicalizes a user-controlled file path with File.realpath, then checks whether the resolved path starts with the temp directory path. This is not a safe containment check because sibling directories can share the same string prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.9.0.
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Description view_component is a framework for building reusable, testable, and encapsulated view components in Ruby on Rails. From 3.0.0 to 4.9.0, the system test entrypoint canonicalizes a user-controlled file path with File.realpath, then checks whether the resolved path starts with the temp directory path. This is not a safe containment check because sibling directories can share the same string prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.9.0.
Title view_component: System Test Entry Point Path Check Allows Sibling Directory Escape
Weaknesses CWE-187
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-05-26T19:40:47.661Z

Updated: 2026-05-26T19:40:47.661Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T21:21:48.352Z

Link: CVE-2026-44837

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-26T21:16:38.853

Modified: 2026-05-26T21:16:38.853

Link: CVE-2026-44837

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