CVE-2026-126085

Active Storage: Possible circumvention of file size limits in Active Storage direct uploads to Google Cloud Storage

Published Nov 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Active Storage makes it simple to upload and reference files in cloud services and attach those files to Active Record objects. Prior to 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2, ActiveStorage::Service::GCSService#url_for_direct_upload does not bind the declared content length into the signed direct-upload URL, and #headers_for_direct_upload returns no length constraint, so the URL authorizes an upload body of any size. A direct-upload client could store a file larger than the byte_size it declared, and the resulting blob keeps the declared size, possibly bypassing application file size validations and quotas. This is the weakness that CVE-2020-8162 fixed in the S3 service. Applications that store files in Google Cloud Storage and accept direct uploads are affected. This issue is fixed in versions 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hfr4-8rjc-97m2 Active Storage: Possible circumvention of file size limits in Active Storage direct uploads to Google Cloud Storage
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Active Storage makes it simple to upload and reference files in cloud services and attach those files to Active Record objects. Prior to 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2, ActiveStorage::Service::GCSService#url_for_direct_upload does not bind the declared content length into the signed direct-upload URL, and #headers_for_direct_upload returns no length constraint, so the URL authorizes an upload body of any size. A direct-upload client could store a file larger than the byte_size it declared, and the resulting blob keeps the declared size, possibly bypassing application file size validations and quotas. This is the weakness that CVE-2020-8162 fixed in the S3 service. Applications that store files in Google Cloud Storage and accept direct uploads are affected. This issue is fixed in versions 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2.
Title Active Storage: Possible circumvention of file size limits in Active Storage direct uploads to Google Cloud Storage
Weaknesses CWE-602
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 9:12 PM
Reserved
Nov 10, 2026, 5:07 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 10, 2026, 10:18 PM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 10:11 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 10, 2026, 9:12 PM