critical9.8
CVE-2026-39324
Rack::Session::Cookie secrets: decrypt failure fallback enables secretless session forgery and Marshal deserialization
Impact
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
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | rack-session | >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rack | Rack-Session | from 2.0.0 before 2.1.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/rack/rack-session/security/advisories/GHSA-33qg-7wpp-89cq
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-33qg-7wpp-89cq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39324
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack-session/CVE-2026-39324.yml