Medium 6.9Published Aug 14, 2026

CVE-2026-72813actix-files before 0.6.10 Denial of Service via empty Range header

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:30 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

actix-files before 0.6.10 contains a denial of service vulnerability triggered by an empty Range header in GET requests for static files. When panic is set to abort, remote attackers can crash the process on-demand by sending a GET request with an empty Range header.

CVSS: 6.9 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-248
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Aug 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

actix actix-web actix:web (from the name)	before 0.6.10; 0.6.10 not affected	CNA record

References

https://github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-gcqf-3g44-vc9pvendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/actix-files-before-denial-of-service-via-empty-range-headerthird-party-advisory

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