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Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set CVE-2026-21876

CRITICAL
Incomplete Filtering of Multiple Instances of Special Elements (CWE-794)
2026-01-08 security-advisories@github.com
9.3
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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GitHub Advisory PRIMARY
9.3 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
PoC Detected
Apr 09, 2026 - 16:16 vuln.today
Public exploit code
Patch released
Apr 09, 2026 - 16:16 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jan 08, 2026 - 14:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

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.

AnalysisAI

OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS) before 4.22.0 and 3.3.8 has a bug in rule 922110 that allows WAF bypass on multipart requests. The rule's capture variables get overwritten when processing multiple parts, allowing SQL injection and other attacks to slip through. PoC available, patch available.

Technical ContextAI

When rule 922110 processes multipart requests with multiple parts (CWE-794), the capture variables (TX:0, TX:1) from the first rule in a chain get overwritten by subsequent parts. This means the rule fails to detect attack patterns that span across or are hidden within multiple multipart parts.

RemediationAI

Update CRS to 4.22.0 or 3.3.8. Review WAF logs for multipart-based attacks that may have bypassed detection.

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