MEDIUMCVSS v3.1 5.3Vulnerability

CVE-2026-126085

### Impact `ActiveStorage::Service::GCSService#url_for_direct_upload` does not bind the declared content length into the signed direct-upload URL, and `#headers_for_direct_upload` returns no length constraint, so the URL authorizes an upload body of any size. A direct-upload client could store a file larger than the `byte_size` it declared, and the resulting blob keeps the declared size, possibly bypassing application file size validations and quotas. This is the weakness that CVE-2020-8162 fixed in the S3 service. Applications that store files in Google Cloud Storage and accept direct uploads are affected. ### Details The fixed releases sign an `x-goog-content-length-range` header that matches the blob's declared `byte_size` and return it from `headers_for_direct_upload`, so Cloud Storage rejects an upload body of any other size. Browsers send this header with the direct upload, so a bucket's CORS configuration must list `x-goog-content-length-range` in `responseHeader`, or browser direct uploads fail after the upgrade. The Active Storage CHANGELOG and the CORS example in the Active Storage guide show the change. ### 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/e19916cea31cbfb0030b165ae853b741f8dd57a7.patch - 8.0: https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7fe85a72a789eae5ee070ce3ee1dad10a8a5f70c.patch ### Credit This issue was responsibly reported by HackerOne researcher [f4cts](https://hackerone.com/f4cts).

Properties

Severity
medium
Summary
Active Storage: Possible circumvention of file size limits in Active Storage direct uploads to Google Cloud Storage
Nvd fetched at
2026-11-10T23:33:48.924589+00:00
Cvss severity
MEDIUM
Cvss score
5.3
Retrieved at
2026-11-10T23:34:27+00:00
Ghsa published
2026-11-10T21:37:19Z
Source url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2
Ghsa updated
2026-11-10T21:37:20Z
Ghsa id
GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2
Last source
GitHub Advisory Database
Score
5.3
Cvss version
3.1
Cve id
CVE-2026-126085
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
First seen by Signal
2026-11-10T23:31:41+00:00
Is ghsa only
false
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Published at
2026-11-10T22:18:31.413
Last modified
2026-11-10T22:18:31.413

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