# CVE-2026-114099: Coraza 3.0.0 before 3.8.1 WAF Bypass via JSON Key Collision

- Also known as: GO-2026-6692, GHSA-5GJ4-9GM7-2FX2
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.8.1
- Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Affected

- corazawaf coraza: from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.8.1
- github.com/corazawaf/coraza/v3 (Go): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.8.1
- github.com/corazawaf/coraza (Go): all versions
- github.com/corazawaf/coraza/v2 (Go): all versions

## Description

Coraza from 3.0.0 before 3.8.1 has a JSON body processor that flattens nested properties into dot-separated ARGS_POST names without escaping literal dots, so distinct properties collide. Unauthenticated attackers can add a later dotted property such as account.role that overwrites a malicious nested value, hiding SQL injection payloads from OWASP CRS rules while backends still receive them.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on corazawaf coraza, github.com/corazawaf/coraza/v3, github.com/corazawaf/coraza or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (3.8.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/corazawaf/coraza/security/advisories/GHSA-5gj4-9gm7-2fx2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coraza-3.0.0-before-3.8.1-waf-bypass-via-json-key-collision

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