CVE-2026-34786

MEDIUM

Rack: Rack::Static header_rules bypass via URL-encoded paths

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to versions 2.2.23, 3.1.21, and 3.2.6, Rack::Static#applicable_rules evaluates several header_rules types against the raw URL-encoded PATH_INFO, while the underlying file-serving path is decoded before the file is served. As a result, a request for a URL-encoded variant of a static path can serve the same file without the headers that header_rules were intended to apply. In deployments that rely on Rack::Static to attach security-relevant response headers to static content, this can allow an attacker to bypass those headers by requesting an encoded form of the path. This issue has been patched in versions 2.2.23, 3.1.21, and 3.2.6.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-180
Status published
Products (6)
rack/rack < 2.2.23 (2 CPE variants)
rack/rack >= 3.0.0.beta1, < 3.1.21
rack/rack >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.6
rubygems/rack 0 - 2.2.23RubyGems
rubygems/rack 3.0.0.beta1 - 3.1.21RubyGems
rubygems/rack 3.2.0 - 3.2.6RubyGems
Published Apr 02, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 02, 2026