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CVE-2026-34835

rack: Rack: Host header poisoning due to malformed Host header bypasses validation

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 3, 2026

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Rack. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending a specially crafted Host header containing characters not permitted in standard hostnames. This malformed header bypasses hostname validation in applications using Rack::Request, leading to host header poisoning. This can enable an attacker to manipulate links, redirects, or origin validation within affected applications.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-1286 · Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input