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CVE-2026-32981: Ray Dashboard <= 2.8.0 Path Traversal Leading to Local File Disclosure

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-03-17 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

• ray-project ray: before 2.8.1 — fixed in 2.8.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ray-project ray 2.8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ray-project/ray
• https://packetstorm.news/files/id/215801/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ray-dashboard-path-traversal-leading-to-local-file-disclosure
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19712
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24977
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42644
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5809
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6761
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6762
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32981
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448440
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32981.json

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