High [CVE-2026-66066] Remote Code Execution via Unsafe libvips Operations
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-66066.
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Summary
Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. In versions prior to 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1 and 8.1.3.1, Active Storage does not disable libvips operations marked unsafe for untrusted content, allowing a crafted upload to invoke such an operation.
Consuming applications are affected when configured to use libvips and accept image uploads from untrusted users. An unauthenticated attacker may exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files accessible to the Rails process, including environment variables and application secrets.
Exposure of credentials such as secret_key_base or external-service tokens may enable remote code execution or lateral movement. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1 and 8.1.3.1.
A flaw was found in Active Storage, a component of Action Pack. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious file upload.
This Important flaw in Active Storage allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and potentially achieve remote code execution. This occurs in applications configured with `libvips` as the Active Storage variant processor (a default since Rails 7.0) that accept untrusted image uploads.
Red Hat Satellite: The Active Storage engine is explicitly commented out and disabled at runtime across all Satellite/Foreman builds.
- < 7.2.3.2
- < 8.0.5.1
- < 8.1.3.1
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- 7.2.3.2
- 8.0.5.1
- 8.1.3.1
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1, 8.1.3.1. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source
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