Vulnerabilities in pkg:gem/puma

PACKAGE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-2vqw-3mp8-cgmx
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-47737 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) puma proxy protocol v1 accepts vulnerability (CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity) affecting Puma libraries in the RubyGems ecosystem. The issue involves puma proxy protocol v1 accepts repeated protocol headers on persistent connections. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 8.0.2, 7.2.1.

14 Known Advisory Record(s)
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pkg:gem/puma

14 Known Advisory Record(s)

Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:gem/puma. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.

Advisory ID CVE / NVD Severity Summary
GHSA-2vqw-3mp8-cgmx CVE-2026-47737 HIGH Puma PROXY Protocol v1 Accepts Repeated Protocol Headers on Persistent Connections
GHSA-qpgp-93vx-g8v8 CVE-2026-47736 HIGH Puma PROXY Protocol v1 Parser Allows Remote Memory Exhaustion
GHSA-9hf4-67fc-4vf4 CVE-2024-45614 MODERATE Puma's header normalization allows for client to clobber proxy set headers
GHSA-c2f4-cvqm-65w2 CVE-2024-21647 MODERATE Puma HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability
GHSA-48w2-rm65-62xx CVE-2021-41136 LOW Puma with proxy which forwards LF characters as line endings could allow HTTP request smuggling
GHSA-68xg-gqqm-vgj8 CVE-2023-40175 CRITICAL Puma HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability
GHSA-q28m-8xjw-8vr5 CVE-2021-29509 HIGH Puma's Keepalive Connections Causing Denial Of Service
GHSA-33vf-4xgg-9r58 CVE-2020-5249 MODERATE HTTP Response Splitting (Early Hints) in Puma
GHSA-84j7-475p-hp8v CVE-2020-5247 MODERATE HTTP Response Splitting in Puma
GHSA-w64w-qqph-5gxm CVE-2020-11077 MODERATE HTTP Smuggling via Transfer-Encoding Header in Puma
GHSA-x7jg-6pwg-fx5h CVE-2020-11076 HIGH HTTP Smuggling via Transfer-Encoding Header in Puma
GHSA-rmj8-8hhh-gv5h CVE-2022-23634 HIGH Puma used with Rails may lead to Information Exposure
GHSA-h99w-9q5r-gjq9 CVE-2022-24790 CRITICAL Puma vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling
GHSA-7xx3-m584-x994 CVE-2019-16770 MODERATE A poorly-behaved client could use keepalive requests to monopolize Puma's reactor and create a denial of service attack

CVE-2026-47737 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-47737
GHSA Identifier GHSA-2vqw-3mp8-cgmx
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Affected Product Puma
Package Ecosystem RubyGems
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2026-47737

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Puma dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

puma fixed: 8.0.2
Upgrade puma to 8.0.2
puma fixed: 7.2.1
Upgrade puma to 7.2.1
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

inspect dependencies for puma

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2026-47737, inspect your project dependencies for Puma:

inspect dependencies for puma

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Puma in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 8.0.2), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity, where the product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. In Puma, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Impact Puma is vulnerable to source IP spoofing when `set_remote_address proxy_protocol: :v1` is enabled and persistent connections are used. PROXY protocol v1 is a connection-level protocol. [Support was added to Puma in v5.5.0](https://github.com/puma/puma/issues/2651). A proxy sends one PROXY header at the beginning of a TCP connection, before any HTTP data. Puma incorrectly re-parsed PROXY protocol headers after each keep-alive request on the same connection. An attacker able to send HTTP requests through a trusted proxy could therefore inject a second PROXY header between HTTP requests. Puma would treat the injected header as authoritative for the next request and overwrite `REMOTE_ADDR`. This can mislead applications or middleware that use `REMOTE_ADDR` for security decisions, rate limiting, auditing, or allow/deny lists. **Only deployments that explicitly enable PROXY protocol v1 are affected**, and will have set: ```ruby set_remote_address proxy_protocol: :v1 ``` Puma's default configuration is not affected. Deployments that do not use persistent connections to Puma are also not expected to be affected by this issue. ### Patches Users should upgrade to versions 7.2.1 or 8.0.2. ### Workarounds Disable PROXY protocol v1 parsing if it is not required: ```ruby # remove/comment this: # set_remote_address proxy_protocol: :v1 ``` Users can also disable persistent connections to Puma, for example: ```ruby enable_keep_alives false ``` ### References - [HAProxy PROXY protocol specification](https://www.haproxy.org/download/1.8/doc/proxy-protocol.txt) - [CVE-2025-31135 / GHSA-c2c3-pqw5-5p7c: go-guerrilla repeated PROXY command source IP spoofing](https://github.com/phires/go-guerrilla/security/advisories/GHSA-c2c3-pqw5-5p7c) - [Puma `set_remote_address` documentation](https://github.com/puma/puma/blob/master/lib/puma/dsl.rb)

CVE-2026-47737 Affected Puma Versions

2 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
8.0.27.2.1
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
puma
RubyGems
≥ 8.0.0
< 8.0.2
8.0.2
puma
RubyGems
≥ 5.5.0
< 7.2.1
7.2.1

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-47737?
CVE-2026-47737 is a security vulnerability in Puma involving Puma PROXY Protocol v1 Accepts Repeated Protocol Headers on Persistent Connections under CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity.
Which Puma versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 8.0.2, 7.2.1 across affected packages: puma.
What version fixes CVE-2026-47737?
Upgrading to 8.0.2, 7.2.1 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is puma affected?
Yes, puma is affected in releases prior to 8.0.2, 7.2.1. Upgrade your dependency to 8.0.2, 7.2.1 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-47737?
CVE-2026-47737 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-47737?
CVE-2026-47737 is classified under CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.).
How can I check RubyGems dependencies for CVE-2026-47737?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for puma'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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