Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Affecting hawk2 package, versions <2.7.2+git.1788518533.7d4dadd6-160000.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
30.07% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-HAWK2-21363623
  • published21 Oct 2026
  • disclosed9 Oct 2026

Introduced: 9 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-66066  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1188  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 hawk2 to version 2.7.2+git.1788518533.7d4dadd6-160000.1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hawk2 package and not the hawk2 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. In versions prior to 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1 and 8.1.3.1, Active Storage does not disable libvips operations marked unsafe for untrusted content, allowing a crafted upload to invoke such an operation. Consuming applications are affected when configured to use libvips and accept image uploads from untrusted users. An unauthenticated attacker may exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files accessible to the Rails process, including environment variables and application secrets. Exposure of credentials such as secret_key_base or external-service tokens may enable remote code execution or lateral movement. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1 and 8.1.3.1.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1