CVE-2026-44837: view_component: System Test Entry Point Path Check Allows Sibling Directory Escape
(updated )
The system test entrypoint canonicalizes a user-controlled file path with File.realpath, then checks whether the resolved path starts with the temp directory path. This is not a safe containment check because sibling directories can share the same string prefix.
Severity: Medium; test-route scoped.
Example:
Allowed base: /app/tmp/view_components
Outside path: /app/tmp/view_components_evil/secret.html.erb
The outside path is not inside the base directory, but it passes:
@path.start_with?(base_path)
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