CVE-2026-21876
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.
Published:Jan 8, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jan 8, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00073
CVSS Score:9.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Owasp
Product
Coreruleset
Owasp
Coreruleset
Vendor
Owasp
Product
Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set
Owasp
Owasp Modsecurity Core Rule Set
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
