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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-126081 EUVD-2026-122932GHSA-wm3x-v3qw-4jh3

Action Pack: Possible Strong Parameters bypass in Parameters#each_key

Published Nov 10, 2026 · Updated Nov 14, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Prior to 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2, ActionController::Parameters#each_key delegates to the internal ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess that holds the request parameters, so when called with a block it returns that hash instead of the Parameters instance. The hash does not respond to permitted?, so Active Model mass assignment (new, assign_attributes, update) accepts it without raising ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError. An application that passes the return value of each_key to mass assignment could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to set attributes that the application does not permit, such as an authorization flag. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2020-8164, which made each, each_pair and each_value return the Parameters instance but left each_key delegated. An application is affected if it passes the return value of ActionController::Parameters#each_key, called with a block, to mass assignment. Rails itself makes no such call. This issue is fixed in versions 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
rails rails >= 8.1, < 8.1.4.1, < 8.0.5.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 rails No fix yet —
Debian 13 rails No fix yet —
Debian 12 rails No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 rails No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS rails No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS rails No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS rails No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS rails No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS rails No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS rails No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
RubyGems actionpack >= 8.1.0.beta1, < 8.1.4.1 8.1.4.1 GHSA-wm3x-v3qw-4jh3
RubyGems actionpack < 8.0.5.2 8.0.5.2 GHSA-wm3x-v3qw-4jh3

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