6.9

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

Awaiting analysis
AliasesGHSA-gcqf-3g44-vc9pUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72813
Published 14-08-2026Last modified 14-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-72813 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Uncaught Exception vulnerability in actix actix-web. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · +0.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21689-1SUSE-SU-2026:23572-1

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.10 pp

From 0.39% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Actix1 product
Crates.Io1 product
  • actix-files< 0.6.10
Ubuntu1 product
  • rust-actix-filesAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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