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

Summary

## Summary `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. For example, a check such as `req.host.start_with?("myapp.com")` can be bypassed with…

Product

rubygems: rack

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Review exposure and plan remediation based on risk and environment.
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source
• CVE Record
• NVD

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