CVE-2026-125111 json
Rack: Multipart parsing allows DoS via unbounded scan buffer growth
published 2d ago modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-120485 , GHSA-5v64-555j-wjxm
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to 2.2.25, 3.1.23, and 3.2.8, Rack::Multipart::Parser can retain parsed data in its internal StringScanner buffer when reads end inside or immediately after multipart headers. An unauthenticated attacker can align many small parts with rack.multipart.buffer_size boundaries so the buffer grows with the request despite per-field, header, and preamble limits, causing a worker to exhaust memory. The attack requires only a well-formed multipart body and affects applications that parse multipart requests. This issue is fixed in versions 2.2.25, 3.1.23, and 3.2.8.
Patch / fix
- rubygems rack 2.2.25, 3.1.23, 3.2.8
- ruby-rack Debian 14 3.2.8-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-125111
- github.com/rack/rack@244e75a commit
- github.com/rack/rack@2eaa5b1 commit
- github.com/rack/rack@c9b4698 commit
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0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | rack | <2.2.25 >=3.0.0, <3.1.23 >=3.2.0, <3.2.8 |
2.2.25 3.1.23 3.2.8 |
Affected products
- rack rack
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
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github.com
/rack/rack/commit/244e75a840cee0823f86d5d01dc374505a8abed8
web
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github.com
/rack/rack/commit/2eaa5b1026a03a43b6537b1a0b233707ba887702
web
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github.com
/rack/rack/commit/c9b4698595050838342bd3b5a0fc9ab908065f8f
web
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github.com
/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-5v64-555j-wjxm
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125111
advisory
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github.com
/rack/rack
package
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github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack/GHSA-5v64-555j-wjxm.yml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-125111
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5v64-555j-wjxm
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