CVE-2026-126077: Action Pack · Possible sensitive session information leak in Active Storage proxy mode
Affects actionpackSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 8.1.4.1 when convenient.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 00:06 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.8 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.1.4.1, 8.0.5.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade actionpack to 8.1.4.1; actionpack to 8.0.5.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| RubyGemsactionpack | Affected
| Fixed in
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| RubyGemsactionpack | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
### Impact When `ActionDispatch::Cookies` reads a signed or encrypted cookie that was written under a rotated secret (`config.action_dispatch.cookies_rotations`) or in the format that a `:hybrid` cookie serializer migrates from, it writes the cookie back to the response in the current format, and that write ignores `request.session_options[:skip]`. `ActiveStorage::DisableSession` relies on that option to keep the session cookie off the public, immutable responses of the Active Storage proxy controllers, but those controllers still load the session, so a request carrying an old-format session cookie could receive the rewritten session cookie in `Set-Cookie` on a cacheable response. A shared cache that stores such a response together with its `Set-Cookie` header could then serve one user's session to later requesters of the same URL, or serve an attacker's session to other users. Applications are affected when they serve Active Storage files through the proxy controllers, have a cookie rotation or a `:hybrid` serializer migration configured, and run behind a cache that stores `Set-Cookie` on public responses. This is a path around the fix for [CVE-2024-26144](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8h22-8cf7-hq6g). ### Details In the fixed releases, a response that skips the session leaves an old-format signed or encrypted cookie unchanged, and the next request that does not skip the session upgrades it. An application that skips the session on every request no longer upgrades its signed or encrypted cookies. Cookies that the application sets explicitly are still written. See the Action Pack CHANGELOG. ### Workarounds Configure caching proxies not to store responses that carry a `Set-Cookie` header, or complete the cookie rotation or serializer migration and remove it from the configuration. ### Releases The fixed releases are available at the normal locations. Patches for those who cannot upgrade at once: - 8.1: https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/849a6c30eacbb6ca4722132f43c4333a93188556.patch - 8.0: https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/0e6cf8faa89caf4c64311d35ca2bc88c1458d4e3.patch ### Credit This issue was responsibly reported by HackerOne researcher [flashmyname](https://hackerone.com/flashmyname).
References
- github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-x6mj-8jx9-qhqv (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126077 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/0e6cf8faa89caf4c64311d35ca2bc88c1458d4e3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/849a6c30eacbb6ca4722132f43c4333a93188556 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rails/rails (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.5.2 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.4.1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/GHSA-x6mj-8jx9-qhqv.yml (opens in a new tab)