Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jul 9, 2026
Debian ack: App::Ack versions through 3.10.0 for Perl read arbitrary files via --files-from …
CVE-2026-49145
Description
App::Ack versions through 3.10.0 for Perl read arbitrary files via --files-from in a project .ackrc. 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. A project .ackrc committed to an untrusted repository can make ack read files outside the project and print their matching lines.
Affected products
3- Range: v3.10.0, v3.9.0, v3.8.2, …
- Range: <=3.10.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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