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CVE-2025-6442

Vendorruby-langProductwebrickDiscoveredJun 25, 2025UpdatedAug 18, 2025

Ruby WEBrick read_header HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to smuggle arbitrary HTTP requests on affected installations of Ruby WEBrick. This issue is exploitable when the product is deployed behind an HTTP proxy that fulfills specific conditions. The specific flaw exists within the read_headers method. The issue results from the inconsistent parsing of terminators of HTTP headers. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to smuggle arbitrary HTTP requests. Was ZDI-CAN-21876.

CVSS v3.1
5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.50%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
1
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 27, 2026
▲ 0.07pp
0.42% → 0.50% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 25, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Aug 18, 2025
Oct 27, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7840-1: Ruby vulnerabilities