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YARD static cache reads raw traversal paths before router sanitization

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-49342
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2 Nov 2026, 16:09 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

YARD static cache reads raw traversal paths before router sanitization

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Jun 2026, 19:13 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-49342
Complete source record
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