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CVE-2026-26961 (Low) detected in rack-3.2.5.gem

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Description

CVE-2026-26961 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - rack-3.2.5.gem

Rack provides a minimal, modular and adaptable interface for developing web applications in Ruby. By wrapping HTTP requests and responses in the simplest way possible, it unifies and distills the API for web servers, web frameworks, and software in between (the so-called middleware) into a single method call.

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/rack-3.2.5.gem

Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /vendor/cache/rack-3.2.5.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • manageiq-style-1.6.0.gem (Root Library)
    • rack-3.2.5.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to versions 2.2.23, 3.1.21, and 3.2.6, Rack::Multipart::Parser extracts the boundary parameter from multipart/form-data using a greedy regular expression. When a Content-Type header contains multiple boundary parameters, Rack selects the last one rather than the first. In deployments where an upstream proxy, WAF, or intermediary interprets the first boundary parameter, this mismatch can allow an attacker to smuggle multipart content past upstream inspection and have Rack parse a different body structure than the intermediary validated. This issue has been patched in versions 2.2.23, 3.1.21, and 3.2.6.

Publish Date: 2026-04-02

URL: CVE-2026-26961

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.7)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: High
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: Low
    • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgpv-f759-9wx3

Release Date: 2026-04-02

Fix Resolution: rack - 3.2.6,rack - 3.1.21,rack - 2.2.23


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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with Gemfile.lock and vendor/cache/rack-3.2.5.gem on the master branch, and check how this repository records bundled gem versions. Upgrade rack to a listed fixed version and confirm the dependency files no longer reference rack-3.2.5.gem.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
72/100

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