Medium severity · published Jun 19, 2026
CVE-2026-49342
YARD static cache reads raw traversal paths before router sanitization
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
YARD is a documentation generation tool for the Ruby programming language. Prior to version 0.9.44, YARD's static cache lookup reads a request path before the router's path cleanup runs. When a server is configured with a document root, a traversal path such as `/../yard-cache-secret.html` is joined against that root and can return a readable sibling `.html` file outside the intended static tree. Version 0.9.44 patches the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
YA
yard · lsegal
< 0.9.44 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49342
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49342
github.com
https://github.com/lsegal/yard/commit/f78c19f0dd33a407085b4ed181bb60c0aa0078b4
github.com
https://github.com/lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-pxcc-8665-phx8
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