CVE-2026-128242: actix-http · Data Amplification
Affects actix-httpSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 3.20.1 soon.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 09:45 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.7 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.20.1, 4.18.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade actix-http to 3.20.1; actix-web to 4.18.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| actixactix-http | Affected
| Fixed in
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| actixactix-web | Affected
| Fixed in
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crates.ioactix-httppkg:cargo/actix-httpOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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crates.ioactix-webpkg:cargo/actix-webOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade to actix-http version 3.20.1 or later, or actix-web version 4.18.2 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
CVE-2026-128242 is an unbounded decompression vulnerability in actix-http and actix-web before versions 3.20.1 and 4.18.2 respectively. It allows remote attackers to cause denial of service by sending small, highly compressed request bodies using gzip, deflate, Brotli, or zstd compression. This leads to excessive memory and CPU consumption during decompression in the encoding::Decoder component.
References
- github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-qph8-7859-gq2f (opens in a new tab)
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0448.html (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/actix/actix-web/commit/41b54d23ea04f66758c15de7e4ab18325cd25280 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/actix/actix-web/commit/0d0be61bd757027bfcecbc53df1b7a600f21ecd0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/actix/actix-web/blob/actix-http-v3.20.0/actix-http/src/encoding/decoder.rs (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/actix-http-v3.20.1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/actix-web-v4.18.2 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/actix/actix-web (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/actix-http-before-3.20.1-and-actix-web-before-4.18.2-decompression-bomb-dos-via-encoding-decoder (opens in a new tab)