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CVE-2026-49145

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 committe

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:68c5068e907ee8a25a7a59cc7a434dcb953e267dbd3c65f8f5ced6037f60a39e

Known exploited

Not asserted

Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-73","description":"CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"cweId":"CWE-426","description":"CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"collectionURL":"https://cpan.org/modules","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"ack","product":"App::Ack","programFiles":["lib/App/Ack/ConfigFinder.pm","lib/App/Ack/ConfigLoader.pm"],"programRoutines":[{"name":"App::Ack::ConfigFinder::find_config_files"},{"name":"App::Ack::ConfigLoader::_process_other"}],"repo":"https://github.com/beyondgrep/ack3","vendor":"PETDANCE","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"3.10.0","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

2 source assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-73","description":"CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"cweId":"CWE-426","description":"CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

2 source assertions

{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/08/7"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"tags":["release-notes"],"url":"https://metacpan.org/release/PETDANCE/ack-v3.10.0/source/Changes"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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