CVE-2026-104269
ModSecurity: RFC 2231 `filename*` Parameter Bypasses Multipart Filename Rules on RFC-Compliant Backends (Go, Python, Node, Java)
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 until 3.0.17, ModSecurity's multipart parser does not apply the RFC 2231 filename* parameter precedence used by common Go, Python, Node.js, and Java application parsers. A Content-Disposition header can provide a benign filename parameter for ModSecurity and a different encoded filename* value that the backend prefers, causing MULTIPART_FILENAME rules and the application to make security decisions on different names. Applications that use the backend-selected name for storage, extension checks, or content-type inference can therefore receive a filename that bypassed WAF inspection. PHP's native multipart parser is not affected by this discrepancy. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.17.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.6
ModSecurity: RFC 2231 `filename*` Parameter Bypasses Multipart Filename Rules on RFC-Compliant Backends (Go, Python, Node, Java)
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 until 3.0.17, ModSecurity's multipart parser does not apply the RFC 2231 filename* parameter precedence used by common Go, Python, Node.js, and Java application parsers. A Content-Disposition header can provide a benign filename parameter for ModSecurity and a different encoded filename* value that the backend prefers, causing MULTIPART_FILENAME rules and the application to make security decisions on different names. Applications that use the backend-selected name for storage, extension checks, or content-type inference can therefore receive a filename that bypassed WAF inspection. PHP's native multipart parser is not affected by this discrepancy. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.17.
- Record
CVE-2026-104269- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2026-117555
8.6
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 until 3.0.17, ModSecurity's multipart parser does not apply the RFC 2231 filename* parameter precedence used by common Go, Python, Node.js, and Java application parsers. A Content-Disposition header can provide a benign filename parameter for ModSecurity and a different encoded filename* value that the backend prefers, causing MULTIPART_FILENAME rules and the application to make security decisions on different names. Applications that use the backend-selected name for storage, extension checks, or content-type inference can therefore receive a filename that bypassed WAF inspection. PHP's native multipart parser is not affected by this discrepancy. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.17.
- Record
EUVD-2026-117555- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-05
NVD
8.6
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 until 3.0.17, ModSecurity's multipart parser does not apply the RFC 2231 filename* parameter precedence used by common Go, Python, Node.js, and Java application parsers. A Content-Disposition header can provide a benign filename parameter for ModSecurity and a different encoded filename* value that the backend prefers, causing MULTIPART_FILENAME rules and the application to make security decisions on different names. Applications that use the backend-selected name for storage, extension checks, or content-type inference can therefore receive a filename that bypassed WAF inspection. PHP's native multipart parser is not affected by this discrepancy. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.17.
- Record
CVE-2026-104269- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSV
8.6
ModSecurity: RFC 2231 `filename*` Parameter Bypasses Multipart Filename Rules on RFC-Compliant Backends (Go, Python, Node, Java)
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 until 3.0.17, ModSecurity's multipart parser does not apply the RFC 2231 filename* parameter precedence used by common Go, Python, Node.js, and Java application parsers. A Content-Disposition header can provide a benign filename parameter for ModSecurity and a different encoded filename* value that the backend prefers, causing MULTIPART_FILENAME rules and the application to make security decisions on different names. Applications that use the backend-selected name for storage, extension checks, or content-type inference can therefore receive a filename that bypassed WAF inspection. PHP's native multipart parser is not affected by this discrepancy. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.17.
- Record
CVE-2026-104269- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-104269
8.6
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 until 3.0.17, ModSecurity's multipart parser does not apply the RFC 2231 filename* parameter precedence used by common Go, Python, Node.js, and Java application parsers. A Content-Disposition header can provide a benign filename parameter for ModSecurity and a different encoded filename* value that the backend prefers, causing MULTIPART_FILENAME rules and the application to make security decisions on different names. Applications that use the backend-selected name for storage, extension checks, or content-type inference can therefore receive a filename that bypassed WAF inspection. PHP's native multipart parser is not affected by this discrepancy. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.17.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-104269- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-06
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-104269
8.6
[GHSA-5pww-8rfg-9crf: RFC 2231 filename* parameter bypasses multipart filename rules]
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-104269- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
modsecurityDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.10-13.0.11-13.0.12-13.0.12-1.13.0.12-1.1~exp1 Show 7 moreShow less3.0.13-13.0.14-13.0.15-13.0.16-13.0.9-13.0.9-1+deb12u13.0.9-1+deb12u2 |
None known |
modsecurityDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.14-13.0.14-1+deb13u13.0.15-13.0.16-1 |
None known |
modsecurityDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.14-13.0.15-13.0.16-1 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.10-12.9.11-12.9.12-22.9.13-12.9.7-1 Show 5 moreShow less2.9.7-1+deb12u12.9.7-1+deb12u22.9.8-12.9.8-1.12.9.9-1 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.11-12.9.11-1+deb13u12.9.12-22.9.13-1 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.11-12.9.12-22.9.13-1 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.4-12.7.5-12.7.7-12.7.7-1ubuntu12.7.7-22.7.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm12.7.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.0-12.9.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.9.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.1-32.9.2-12.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
modsecurityUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.3-13.0.4-13.0.4-1build1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
modsecurity-apacheUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.3-12.9.3-1ubuntu0.12.9.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
modsecurityUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.4-23.0.6-1 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.3-32.9.5-12.9.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.9.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
modsecurityUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.10-13.0.11-13.0.12-13.0.12-1.1build13.0.12-1.1build2 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.7-12.9.7-1build22.9.7-1build32.9.7-1ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
modsecurityUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.14-1build23.0.15-13.0.16-1 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.12-2build12.9.13-1 |
None known |
modsecurityUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.14-1build13.0.14-1build2 |
None known |
modsecurity-apacheUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.12-22.9.12-2build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | OSV | |
| aliases, references | NVD, OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| cwes, description, facts, products, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-104269 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Owasp-modsecurity Modsecurity, published October 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/security/advisories/GHSA-5pww-8rfg-9crf
github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/commit/463db0c840fa27bfba095b0406a63004a12884b0
github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/commit/c6bd53d2dd96766b3afdc35d9929ebb20925d13d
github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.15
github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v3.0.17
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/104xxx/CVE-2026-104269.json