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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-25500 · published 18 February 2026

CVE-2026-25500: Rack cross-site scripting vulnerability

Rack · Rack

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to versions 2.2.22, 3.1.20, and 3.2.5, `Rack::Directory` generates an HTML directory index where each file entry is rendered as a clickable link. If a file exists on disk whose basename starts with the `javascript:` scheme (e.g. `javascript:alert(1)`), the generated index contains an anchor whose `href` is exactly `javascript:alert(1)`. Clicking the entry executes JavaScript in the browser (demonstrated with `alert(1)`). Versions 2.2.22, 3.1.20, and 3.2.5 fix the issue.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.27% · top 82.0% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.27%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to versions 2.2.22, 3.1.20, and 3.2.5, `Rack::Directory` generates an HTML directory index where each file entry is rendered as a clickable link. If a file exists on disk whose basename starts with the `javascript:` scheme (e.g. `javascript:alert(1)`), the generated index contains an anchor whose `href` is exactly `javascript:alert(1)`. Clicking the entry executes JavaScript in the browser (demonstrated with `alert(1)`). Versions 2.2.22, 3.1.20, and 3.2.5 fix the issue.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/f2f225f297b99fbee3d9f51255d41f601fc40aff Patch
https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-whrj-4476-wvmp ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-25500), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.