CVE-2026-21876

EUVD-2026-1669
The OWASP core rule set (CRS) is a set of generic attack detection rules for use with compatible web application firewalls. Prior to versions 4.22.0 and 3.3.8, the current rule 922110 has a bug when processing multipart requests with multiple parts. When the first rule in a chain iterates over a collection (like `MULTIPART_PART_HEADERS`), the capture variables (`TX:0`, `TX:1`) get overwritten with each iteration. Only the last captured value is available to the chained rule, which means malicious charsets in earlier parts can be missed if a later part has a legitimate charset. Versions 4.22.0 and 3.3.8 patch the issue.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.3 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
GitHub_MCNA
9.3 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 17%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
owaspowasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set
𝑥
< 3.3.8
owaspowasp_modsecurity_core_rule_set
4.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 4.22.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
modsecurity-crs
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
3.3.4-1+deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
3.3.4-1~deb11u2
fixed
forky
3.3.8-1
fixed
sid
3.3.8-1
fixed
trixie
vulnerable
trixie (security)
3.3.7-1+deb13u1
fixed