CVE-2026-39324
CRITICALRack::Session::Cookie secrets: decrypt failure fallback enables secretless session forgery and Marshal deserialization
Title source: cnaDescription
Rack::Session is a session management implementation for Rack. From 2.0.0 to before 2.1.2, Rack::Session::Cookie incorrectly handles decryption failures when configured with secrets:. If cookie decryption fails, the implementation falls back to a default decoder instead of rejecting the cookie. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to supply a crafted session cookie that is accepted as valid session data without knowledge of any configured secret. Because this mechanism is used to load session state, an attacker can manipulate session contents and potentially gain unauthorized access. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.2.
Exploits (1)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-287
CWE-345
CWE-502
CWE-565
Status
published
Products (3)
rack/rack-session
2.0.0 - 2.1.2
rack/rack-session
>= 2.0.0, < 2.1.2
rubygems/rack-session
2.0.0 - 2.1.2RubyGems
Published
Apr 07, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 08, 2026