CVE-2026-73051
Publication date 17 August 2026
Last updated 17 August 2026
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| rust-actix-http | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v4.0
Base score
6.3 · Medium
Vector: 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