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CVE-2026-126083: rails · Use of Less Trusted Source

Affects railsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.4 High : upgrade to 8.1.4.1 soon.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 21:20 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 3.07.4
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.1.4.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade rails to 8.1.4.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
railsrailsAffected
  • >=8.1 <8.1.4.1
Fixed in
  • 8.1.4.1

AI-suggested

Upgrade Rails to version 8.1.4.1 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. If upgrading is not immediately possible, configure the reverse proxy to remove or overwrite any client-supplied Forwarded headers to prevent spoofing. Applications behind proxies that pass client-supplied Forwarded headers without setting X-Forwarded-For remain vulnerable even after upgrading, so proxy configuration is critical. No other mitigation actions are specifically recommended.

Description

A vulnerability in Rails Action Pack versions 8.1.0 through 8.1.4 allows an attacker to spoof the client IP address by exploiting how request.remote_ip is derived from the Forwarded header when used with Rack 3. This can lead to bypassing IP-based access controls, rate limiting, and falsified client IP logging. The issue is fixed in version 8.1.4.1.

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