CVE-2026-34835 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-34835: Rack: `Rack::Request` accepts invalid Host characters, enabling host allowlist bypass.

Vendor Rack
Product rack
Weakness CWE-1286
Published April 2, 2026
Last update April 2, 2026

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. From versions 3.0.0.beta1 to before 3.1.21, and 3.2.0 to before 3.2.6, Rack::Request parses the Host header using an AUTHORITY regular expression that accepts characters not permitted in RFC-compliant hostnames, including /, ?, #, and @. Because req.host returns the full parsed value, applications that validate hosts using naive prefix or suffix checks can be bypassed. This can lead to host header poisoning in applications that use req.host, req.url, or req.base_url for link generation, redirects, or origin validation. This issue has been patched in versions 3.1.21 and 3.2.6.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 2, 2026 CVE published
April 2, 2026 Record updated

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