VulnerabilityPublished 13 Nov 2026

CVE-2026-126354: Travis · Addressable URI normalization resolves some dotted path segments to the wrong path

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-126354· Medium 4.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium · fixed in 2.9.1 : update travis when convenient.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 21:21 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

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CNA (GitHub_M)	CVSS 3.1	4.8

Patch: Available – fixed in 2.9.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: High: A successful attack depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. That is, a successful attack cannot be accomplished at will, but requires the attacker to invest in some measurable amount of effort in preparation or execution against the vulnerable component before a successful attack can be expected. For example, a successful attack may require an attacker to: gather knowledge about the environment in which the vulnerable target/component exists; prepare the target environment to improve exploit reliability; or inject themselves into the logical network path between the target and the resource requested by the victim in order to read and/or modify network communications (e.g., a man in the middle attack).
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 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 13 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Homebrewtravis`pkg:brew/travis`Other threats	Affected >=1.8.8	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Addressable to version 2.9.1 or later, where the normalization logic is corrected to comply with RFC 3986. As a workaround for unpatched versions, reject any paths containing '..' segments, including percent-encoded forms, before making access decisions. Alternatively, ensure that the same normalized path value is used both for allowlist checks and for the actual request to avoid discrepancies.

Description

Addressable versions from 2.2.5 through 2.9.0 contain a URI normalization flaw where paths with certain '..' segments are incorrectly resolved, deviating from RFC 3986. This can cause normalized paths to appear within an allowed directory while the actual resolved path points outside it, enabling potential path traversal bypasses of allowlist checks. The issue is fixed in version 2.9.1. Applications that rely on Addressable's normalization for access control but send the original URI to other components that resolve paths correctly are vulnerable. Rejecting paths with '..' segments or upgrading to 2.9.1 mitigates the risk.

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to path traversal bypasses of allowlist checks in applications that use Addressable's normalization for access control decisions but forward the original URI to other components that resolve paths according to RFC 3986. This may allow attackers to access resources outside intended directories, depending on application logic. The impact is limited to applications that perform inconsistent normalization and path resolution. There is no known exploitation in the wild. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.8 (medium severity), reflecting low confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability impact.

Summary

The vulnerability in Addressable's URI normalization (introduced in version 2.2.5 and fixed in 2.9.1) causes incorrect resolution of dotted path segments ('..') when the path climbs above the root directory. Specifically, the method normalize_path replaces all occurrences of '/../..' in a single step, which leads to incorrect path normalization compared to RFC 3986 §5.2.4. For example, the path '/../../public/x/../../secret' normalizes to '/public/x/secret' instead of the correct '/secret'. This discrepancy can be exploited when an application uses Addressable's normalized path for allowlist checks but sends the original URI to components like HTTP clients or proxies that resolve paths per RFC 3986, potentially allowing path traversal outside allowed directories. The flaw affects Addressable versions >=2.2.5 up to 2.9.0 and is resolved in 2.9.1 by replacing the rewrite loop with a single pass that correctly follows RFC 3986.

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