CVE-2026-126351
Addressable: Denial of service in URI path normalization
- Medium 5.9
Description
Addressable is an alternative implementation to the URI implementation that is part of Ruby's standard library. Prior to 2.9.1, Addressable::URI.normalize_path repeatedly scans and rewrites paths while removing only one nested dot segment per pass, producing quadratic work. URI#normalize, URI#normalized_path, URI#join, URI#==, and URI#=== inherit the behavior, so processing a sufficiently long attacker-controlled URI can consume a worker thread and cause denial of service on every Ruby implementation. URI.parse alone and code that never normalizes, compares, or joins untrusted URIs are unaffected. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.1.
Key facts
- Published
- 12 Nov 2026
- Last changed
- 13 Nov 2026
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- EPSS
- 0.407% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 35.499% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: none; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial
Severity scores
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- 5.9CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (GitHub_M)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Historical context and remediation
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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| sporkmonger | addressable |
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Timeline
- 12 Nov 2026 Published