What is CVE-2026-49145?

CVE-2026-49145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Petdance App::ack, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-49145?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Petdance App::ack

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…

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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Petdance App::ack — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (release-notes)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-49145?: CVE-2026-49145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Petdance App::ack, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-49145?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.