CVE-2026-49145
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
08/07/2026
Last modified:
08/07/2026
Description
App::Ack versions through 3.10.0 for Perl read arbitrary files via --files-from in a project .ackrc.<br />
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ack searches up the directory hierarchy from the current directory for a project .ackrc and loads its options. The project-source option blocklist in App::Ack::ConfigLoader does not include --files-from, so a project .ackrc can set it to a path whose listed files ack then reads and searches. Version 3.10.0 added --follow to the blocklist; --files-from remains accepted.<br />
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A project .ackrc committed to an untrusted repository can make ack read files outside the project and print their matching lines.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH



