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CVE-2026-73051

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Description

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.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-14 12:16:47.820000
Last modified
2026-10-29 21:17:32.837000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-73051",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-14T12:16:47.820",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T21:17:32.837",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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    }
  ],
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          "packageURL": "pkg:cargo/actix-http",
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  "metrics": {
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          "baseScore": 6.3,
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-xhj4-vrgc-hr34",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/actix-http-before-http-request-smuggling-via-cl-te",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}