CVE-2026-126085
Active Storage: Possible circumvention of file size limits in Active Storage direct uploads to Google Cloud Storage
Active Storage makes it simple to upload and reference files in cloud services and attach those files to Active Record objects. Prior to 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2, ActiveStorage::Service::GCSService#url_for_direct_upload does not bind the declared content length into the signed direct-upload URL, and #headers_for_direct_upload returns no length constraint, so the URL authorizes an upload body of any size. A direct-upload client could store a file larger than the byte_size it declared, and the resulting blob keeps the declared size, possibly bypassing application file size validations and quotas. This is the weakness that CVE-2020-8162 fixed in the S3 service. Applications that store files in Google Cloud Storage and accept direct uploads are affected. This issue is fixed in versions 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2.
Fixes and workarounds
Fix
activestorage (RubyGems): OSV reports a fixed version 8.1.4.1. Check the advisory for supported release branches.
Source: OSV GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2Fix
activestorage (RubyGems): OSV reports a fixed version 8.0.5.2. Check the advisory for supported release branches.
Source: OSV GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| rails rails |
>= 8.1, < 8.1.4.1 (affected) < 8.0.5.2 (affected) |
CNA: GitHub_M |
activestorageactivestorage
RubyGems |
8.1.0 (affected, RubyGems) 8.1.0.beta1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.1.0.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.1.1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.1.2 (affected, RubyGems) 8.1.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.1.3 (affected, RubyGems) 8.1.3.1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.1.4 (affected, RubyGems) Ecosystem version events: introduced 8.1.0.beta1; fixed 8.1.4.1 Source events (ECOSYSTEM)
Other versions: unaffected |
OSV GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2 |
activestorageactivestorage
RubyGems |
0.1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.0 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.0.beta1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.0.beta2 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.0.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.0.rc2 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.1.1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.1.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.2 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.2.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.3 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.3.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.4 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.4.1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.4.2 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.4.3 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.4.4 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.4.5 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.4.6 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.4.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.5 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.6 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.6.1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.6.2 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.6.3 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.7 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.7.1 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.8 (affected, RubyGems) 5.2.8.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.0 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.0.beta1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.0.beta2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.0.beta3 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.0.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.0.rc2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.1.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.2.2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.2.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.2.rc2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3.2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3.3 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3.4 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3.5 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3.6 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3.7 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.3.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4.2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4.3 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4.4 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4.5 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4.6 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4.7 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.4.8 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.5 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.5.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.6 (affected, RubyGems) 6.0.6.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.0 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.0.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.0.rc2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.3 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.3.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.3.2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.4 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.4.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.4.2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.4.3 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.4.4 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.4.5 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.4.6 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.4.7 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.5 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.5.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.6 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.6.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.1 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.10 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.2 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.3 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.4 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.5 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.6 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.7 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.8 (affected, RubyGems) 6.1.7.9 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.0 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.0.alpha1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.0.alpha2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.0.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.0.rc2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.0.rc3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.10 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.2.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.2.3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.2.4 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.3.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.4 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.4.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.4.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.4.3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.5 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.5.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.6 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.7 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.7.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.7.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.8 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.8.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.8.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.8.3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.8.4 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.8.5 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.8.6 (affected, RubyGems) 7.0.8.7 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.0 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.0.beta1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.0.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.0.rc2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.3.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.3.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.3.3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.3.4 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.4 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.4.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.4.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.5 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.5.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.5.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.1.6 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.0 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.0.beta1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.0.beta2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.0.beta3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.0.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.1.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.1.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.2.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.3 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.3.1 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.3.2 (affected, RubyGems) 7.2.4 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.0 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.0.1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.0.beta1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.0.rc1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.0.rc2 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.2 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.2.1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.3 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.4 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.4.1 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.5 (affected, RubyGems) 8.0.5.1 (affected, RubyGems) Ecosystem version events: introduced 0; fixed 8.0.5.2 Source events (ECOSYSTEM)
Other versions: unaffected |
OSV GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2 |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 5.3 medium |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | CNA: GitHub_M |
| 3.1 / 5.3 medium |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | NVD: [email protected] |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.
References
- https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2CNA: GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7fe85a72a789eae5ee070ce3ee1dad10a8a5f70cCNA: GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/e19916cea31cbfb0030b165ae853b741f8dd57a7CNA: GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.5.2CNA: GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.4.1CNA: GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7fe85a72a789eae5ee070ce3ee1dad10a8a5f70c[email protected]
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/e19916cea31cbfb0030b165ae853b741f8dd57a7[email protected]
- https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.5.2[email protected]
- https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.4.1[email protected]
- https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2[email protected]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2OSV / GitHub Security Advisories · advisory
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2OSV / GitHub Security Advisories · osv
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