CVE-2026-73051
actix-http versions before 3.12.1 contain an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in the HTTP/1.1 parser that accepts requests with both Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding: chunked headers. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this through a front-end intermediary to desynchronize backend requests and smuggle malicious HTTP requests to the Actix service.
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 46% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-29)
- CWE
- CWE-444
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-xhj4-vrgc-hr34 | crates.io | actix-http | <3.12.1 | 3.12.1 |