Description
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.
Published: 2026-04-02
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: WAF bypass via multipart boundary mismatch
Action: Patch Immediately
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vgpv-f759-9wx3 Rack's greedy multipart boundary parsing can cause parser differentials and WAF bypass.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8182-1 Rack vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rack:rack:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-444
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Rack
Rack rack
Vendors & Products Rack
Rack rack

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Description 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.
Title Rack: Multipart Boundary Parsing Ambiguity allowing WAF Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-436
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-03T17:58:12.149Z

Reserved: 2026-02-16T22:20:28.611Z

Link: CVE-2026-26961

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-03T17:57:59.363Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-02T17:16:21.973

Modified: 2026-04-16T17:33:26.013

Link: CVE-2026-26961

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-04-02T16:42:16Z

Links: CVE-2026-26961 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T07:56:01Z

Weaknesses