CVE-2026-39324
github.com/rack/rack-session: Rack::Session: Unauthorized access via crafted session cookies
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA, Red Hat. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).
Description
Rack::Session is a session management implementation for Rack. From 2.0.0 to before 2.1.2, Rack::Session::Cookie incorrectly handles decryption failures when configured with secrets:. If cookie decryption fails, the implementation falls back to a default decoder instead of rejecting the cookie. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to supply a crafted session cookie that is accepted as valid session data without knowledge of any configured secret. Because this mechanism is used to load session state, an attacker can manipulate session contents and potentially gain unauthorized access. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.2.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGems | rack-session | 2.1.2 |
| chainguard | logstash-8.19, logstash-9.0, logstash-9.1 and 16 more | 8.19.14-r3 and 15 more |
| debian 13 | ruby-rack-session | 2.1.1-0.1+deb13u1 |
| debian 14 | ruby-rack-session | 2.1.1-0.2 |
| echo | ruby-rack-session | 2.1.1-0.1+deb13u1 |
| minimos | logstash-9.3, ruby3.4-rack-session, ruby4.0-rack-session | 9.3.4-r0 and 1 more |
| rapidfort debian 12 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1+deb13u1, 0:2.1.1-0.2 |
| rapidfort debian 13 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1+deb13u1, 0:2.1.1-0.2 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 20.04 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1ubuntu0.1 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 22.04 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1ubuntu0.1 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 24.04 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1ubuntu0.1 |
| rubygems::Ruby Advisory Database | rack-session | >= 2.1.2 |
Show all 39 entries from 15 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rubygems::GitHub Security Advisory RubyGems | rack-session | 2.1.2 |
| chainguard | logstash-8.19 | 8.19.14-r3 |
| chainguard | logstash-9.0 | 9.0.8-r20 |
| chainguard | logstash-9.1 | 9.1.10-r6 |
| chainguard | logstash-9.2 | 9.2.8-r2 |
| chainguard | logstash-9.3 | 9.3.3-r2 |
| chainguard | pact-broker-docker | 2.137.0.2.118.0-r4 |
| chainguard | pact-broker-docker-fips | 2.137.0.2.118.0-r2 |
| chainguard | ruby3.2-rails-7.2 | 7.2.3.1-r2 |
| chainguard | ruby3.2-rails-8.0 | 8.0.5-r0 |
| chainguard | ruby3.2-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r3 |
| chainguard | ruby3.3-rails-7.2 | 7.2.3.1-r4 |
| chainguard | ruby3.3-rails-8.0 | 8.0.5-r3 |
| chainguard | ruby3.3-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r4 |
| chainguard | ruby3.4-rails-7.2 | 7.2.3.1-r2 |
| chainguard | ruby3.4-rails-8.0 | 8.0.5-r2 |
| chainguard | ruby3.4-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r4 |
| chainguard | ruby4.0-rails-7.2 | 7.2.3.1-r3 |
| chainguard | ruby4.0-rails-8.0 | 8.0.5-r1 |
| chainguard | ruby4.0-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r3 |
| debian 13 | ruby-rack-session | 2.1.1-0.1+deb13u1 |
| debian 14 | ruby-rack-session | 2.1.1-0.2 |
| echo | ruby-rack-session | 2.1.1-0.1+deb13u1 |
| minimos | logstash-9.3 | 9.3.4-r0 |
| minimos | ruby3.4-rack-session | 2.1.2-r0 |
| minimos | ruby4.0-rack-session | 2.1.2-r0 |
| rapidfort debian 12 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1+deb13u1, 0:2.1.1-0.2 |
| rapidfort debian 13 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1+deb13u1, 0:2.1.1-0.2 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 20.04 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1ubuntu0.1 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 22.04 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1ubuntu0.1 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 24.04 | ruby-rack-session | 0:2.1.1-0.1ubuntu0.1 |
| rubygems::Ruby Advisory Database | rack-session | >= 2.1.2 |
| ubuntu 25.10 | ruby-rack-session | 2.1.1-0.1ubuntu0.1 |
| ubuntu 26.04 | ruby-rack-session | 2.1.1-0.1ubuntu0.26.04.1 |
| wolfi | logstash-9.3 | 9.3.3-r2 |
| wolfi | ruby3.2-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r3 |
| wolfi | ruby3.3-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r4 |
| wolfi | ruby3.4-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r4 |
| wolfi | ruby4.0-rails-8.1 | 8.1.3-r3 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39324
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-33qg-7wpp-89cq
- https://github.com/rack/rack-session
- https://github.com/rack/rack-session/security/advisories/GHSA-33qg-7wpp-89cq
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack-session/CVE-2026-39324.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39324
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8190-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8190-2