Path Traversal in gleam docs build via documentation.pages Allows Arbitrary File Read and Write
Summary
Path traversal reported (CVE-2026-32685). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Summary
Path traversal vulnerability in Gleam's handling of custom documentation pages allows arbitrary file read and file write outside the intended documentation output directory.
The documentation.pages entries from gleam.toml are incorporated into filesystem paths without sufficient validation or confinement to the intended project and documentation output directories. The documentation.pages[].path field can be used to write generated documentation files outside the intended build/dev/docs// output directory. The documentation.pages[].source field can be used to read files outside the project directory and embed their contents into generated documentation output.
An attacker who can convince a victim to run gleam docs build on an untrusted project, or with untrusted gleam.toml content, can cause local files readable by the victim to be included in generated documentation artifacts, and can cause generated documentation files to be written outside the intended docs output directory.
This issue affects Gleam from 1.16.0 until 1.17.0.
Workaround
- Avoid running gleam docs build on untrusted projects
- Review documentation.pages entries in gleam.toml before generating documentation
- Run documentation generation in a restricted or isolated environment (e.g. containers)
Configuration
The project must use custom documentation pages via documentation.pages in gleam.toml, and the victim must run gleam docs build on an untrusted project or with untrusted gleam.to…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-32685 has been found.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "CVE-2026-32685" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-32685 — CWE-22
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) has been reported.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで影響コンポーネントを特定する。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web cna.erlef.org
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web osv.dev