WAF Release - 2026-08-25
This release moves four new detections from Log to Block, merges the XSS, HTML Injection - Script Tag - Beta rule into the original rule, and adds a Generic Rules - Remote Code Execution rule in Block mode.
Key Findings
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Four new detections move from Log to Block: HTTP/2 Request Smuggling - Request Body Anomaly and XSS - JavaScript Event Handler Coercion across Headers, Body, and URI.
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The XSS, HTML Injection - Script Tag - Beta rule is merged into the original rule.
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A Generic Rules - Remote Code Execution detection is added in Block mode.
| Ruleset | Rule ID | Legacy Rule ID | Description | Previous Action | New Action | Comments |
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| Cloudflare Managed Ruleset | N/A | HTTP/2 Request Smuggling - Request Body Anomaly | Log | Block | This is a new detection. | |
| Cloudflare Managed Ruleset | N/A | XSS - JavaScript Event Handler Coercion - Headers | Log | Block | This is a new detection. | |
| Cloudflare Managed Ruleset | N/A | XSS - JavaScript Event Handler Coercion - Body | Log | Block | This is a new detection. | |
| Cloudflare Managed Ruleset | N/A | XSS - JavaScript Event Handler Coercion - URI | Log | Block | This is a new detection. | |
| Cloudflare Managed Ruleset | N/A | XSS, HTML Injection - Script Tag - Beta | Log | Block | This rule is merged into the original rule "XSS, HTML Injection - Script Tag" (ID: | |
| Cloudflare Managed Ruleset | N/A | Generic Rules - Remote Code Execution | N/A | Block | This is a new detection. |