CVE-2026-128242
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-gxj9-vqfq-hp64 ↗EUVD-2026-125050 ↗
description
actix-http and actix-web releases before the fixed versions can consume excessive memory and CPU while expanding compressed HTTP bodies. A remote attacker may cause denial of service if they can send compressed requests to affected extractors or provide compressed responses processed by an awc client.
mitigation
Upgrade actix-http to 3.20.1 or later and actix-web to 4.18.2 or later. Until upgraded, restrict untrusted compressed request bodies and responses where practical.
fixed in >= 3.20.1, >= 4.18.2
outcome
Contextual check: a technique exists and was validated, but no deterministic check could cover this one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-11-06 12:17Zghsa: trigger signal
- 2026-11-13 09:33Zcve_org: trigger signal, started the run
this entry in the feed
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published 2026-11-13 09:44Z
last change 2026-11-14 05:26Z
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