CVE-2026-125111Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
NVDCVSS scored by security-advisories@github.com
Vulnerability 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.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.5 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
No patched version published yet
Until a fix ships, reduce exposure:
- Restrict access to the affected service or interface to trusted networks.
- Disable the affected feature if you do not need it.
- Watch the vendor advisory for a firmware or software update.
What to do
Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.
- Check whether you run the affected product and which version.
- No patched version is listed yet. Limit access to the affected service to trusted networks, and disable the feature if you can.
- Subscribe to the vendor advisory so you learn when a fix ships.
Timeline
- Nov 9, 2026Published
- Nov 12, 2026Record last modified
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Set up CVE alertsExternal References
- Patchhttps://github.com/rack/rack/commit/244e75a840cee0823f86d5d01dc374505a8abed8
- Patchhttps://github.com/rack/rack/commit/2eaa5b1026a03a43b6537b1a0b233707ba887702
- Patchhttps://github.com/rack/rack/commit/c9b4698595050838342bd3b5a0fc9ab908065f8f
- Vendor Advisoryhttps://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-5v64-555j-wjxm
Data last checked: Nov 10, 2026 23:00 UTC