CVE-2026-32762

Rack: Forwarded Header semicolon injection enables Host and Scheme spoofing

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 2, 2026 at 05:06 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 09:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRack

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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::Utils.forwarded_values parses the RFC 7239 Forwarded header by splitting on semicolons before handling quoted-string values. Because quoted values may legally contain semicolons, a header can be interpreted by Rack as multiple Forwarded directives rather than as a single quoted for value. In deployments where an upstream proxy, WAF, or intermediary validates or preserves quoted Forwarded values differently, this discrepancy can allow an attacker to smuggle host, proto, for, or by parameters through a single header value. This issue has been patched in versions 3.1.21 and 3.2.6.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Rack· Rackrubygems
95%
v < 3.1.21v < 3.2.63.0.0 ≤ v < 3.1.213.2.0 ≤ v < 3.2.6
Affected range stops below 3.1.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-qfgr-crr9-7r49

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-436

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