CVE-2026-34831

MEDIUM

Rack: Content-Length mismatch in Rack::Files error responses

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::Files#fail sets the Content-Length response header using String#size instead of String#bytesize. When the response body contains multibyte UTF-8 characters, the declared Content-Length is smaller than the number of bytes actually sent on the wire. Because Rack::Files reflects the requested path in 404 responses, an attacker can trigger this mismatch by requesting a non-existent path containing percent-encoded UTF-8 characters. This results in incorrect HTTP response framing and may cause response desynchronization in deployments that rely on the incorrect Content-Length value. This issue has been patched in versions 2.2.23, 3.1.21, and 3.2.6.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 11.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-130 CWE-135
Status published
Products (4)
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
Published Apr 02, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 02, 2026