CVE-2026-34827

Rack: Algorithmic-Complexity DoS in Rack::Multipart::Parser

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 2, 2026 at 05:07 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsRack3SCALE API Management PlatformLogging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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::Multipart::Parser#handle_mime_head parses quoted multipart parameters such as Content-Disposition: form-data; name="..." using repeated String#index searches combined with String#slice! prefix deletion. For escape-heavy quoted values, this causes super-linear processing. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted multipart/form-data request containing many parts with long backslash-escaped parameter values to trigger excessive CPU usage during multipart parsing. This results in a denial of service condition in Rack applications that accept multipart form data. 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 (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-v6x5-cg8r-vv6x
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34827
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2454501

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-407CWE-400CWE-770

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