CVE-2026-93712

High

Description

Dancer2 versions from 2.1.0 before 2.2.0 for Perl serve files from outside public_dir via relative path segments in the File route handler. The handler joins the request path onto public_dir without collapsing relative segments, and checks only that the result is a readable regular file. A request for `/../outside.txt` escapes public_dir, and percent-encoding the dots reaches the same file. The handler is off by default. An application is affected once it names File in route_handlers and sets static_handler to 0, which otherwise refuses a dot segment before the route runs. Any file the worker process can read is served to an unauthenticated request, including the application's config.yml above public_dir.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductDancer2
PublishedSep 22, 2026
First seenSep 22, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Dancer22.1.0 ≤ v < 2.2.02.2.0

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