CVE-2026-126349

Addressable display_uri can show misleading hosts containing bidi and invisible characters

Published Nov 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.1 Low EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed
Description
Addressable is an alternative implementation to the URI implementation that is part of Ruby's standard library. From 2.0.0 until 2.9.1, Addressable::IDNA.to_unicode can decode Punycode labels that contain bidirectional controls, zero-width characters, control characters, or other default-ignorable format characters. Addressable::URI#display_uri can consequently show a reordered or visually indistinguishable hostname even though host, normalized_host, and network connections use the original encoded hostname. The pure-Ruby backend accepts the full prohibited set, while the native libidn backend is affected from 2.5.2 for characters added after Unicode 3.2. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.1.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-539f-xcgw-2gjg Addressable display_uri can show misleading hosts containing bidi and invisible characters
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Addressable is an alternative implementation to the URI implementation that is part of Ruby's standard library. From 2.0.0 until 2.9.1, Addressable::IDNA.to_unicode can decode Punycode labels that contain bidirectional controls, zero-width characters, control characters, or other default-ignorable format characters. Addressable::URI#display_uri can consequently show a reordered or visually indistinguishable hostname even though host, normalized_host, and network connections use the original encoded hostname. The pure-Ruby backend accepts the full prohibited set, while the native libidn backend is affected from 2.5.2 for characters added after Unicode 3.2. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.1.
Title Addressable display_uri can show misleading hosts containing bidi and invisible characters
Weaknesses CWE-1007
CWE-176
CWE-451
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2026, 10:00 PM
Reserved
Nov 10, 2026, 9:12 PM
Status
Received
Published
Nov 12, 2026, 10:19 PM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 10:19 PM