Path Traversal in Anyscale Ray

CVE-2026-32981

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Ray Dashboard (default port 8265) in Ray versions prior to 2.8.1. Due to improper validation and sanitization of user-supplied paths in the static file handling mechanism, an attacker can use traversal sequences (e.g., ../) to access files outside the intended static directory, resulting in local file disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-32981: held from 0.009 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32981?
CVE-2026-32981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anyscale Ray, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-32981?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.