Description
The OWASP core rule set (CRS) is a set of generic attack detection rules for use with compatible web application firewalls. Prior to versions 4.22.0 and 3.3.8, the current rule 922110 has a bug when processing multipart requests with multiple parts. When the first rule in a chain iterates over a collection (like `MULTIPART_PART_HEADERS`), the capture variables (`TX:0`, `TX:1`) get overwritten with each iteration. Only the last captured value is available to the chained rule, which means malicious charsets in earlier parts can be missed if a later part has a legitimate charset. Versions 4.22.0 and 3.3.8 patch the issue.
Exploits (4)
github
WORKING POC
10 stars
by XiaomingX · pythonpoc
https://github.com/XiaomingX/data-cve-poc-py-v1/tree/main/2026/CVE-2026-21876
nomisec
WORKING POC
4 stars
by daytriftnewgen · poc
https://github.com/daytriftnewgen/CVE-2026-21876
Scores
CVSS v3
9.3
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
22.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Lab Environment
Details
CWE
CWE-794
Status
published
Products (3)
coreruleset/coreruleset
< 3.3.8
coreruleset/coreruleset
< 4.22.0
owasp/owasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set
< 3.3.8
Published
Jan 08, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026