CVE-2026-128242

actix-http before 3.20.1 and actix-web before 4.18.2 Decompression Bomb DoS via encoding::Decoder

Published Nov 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed
Description
actix-http before 3.20.1 and actix-web before 4.18.2 contain an unbounded decompression vulnerability in encoding::Decoder that lets remote attackers exhaust memory and CPU via compressed bodies. Attackers can send small highly compressed gzip, deflate, Brotli or zstd request bodies to Json, Form, Bytes or String extractors, or serve them to awc clients, causing denial of service.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description actix-http before 3.20.1 and actix-web before 4.18.2 contain an unbounded decompression vulnerability in encoding::Decoder that lets remote attackers exhaust memory and CPU via compressed bodies. Attackers can send small highly compressed gzip, deflate, Brotli or zstd request bodies to Json, Form, Bytes or String extractors, or serve them to awc clients, causing denial of service.
Title actix-http before 3.20.1 and actix-web before 4.18.2 Decompression Bomb DoS via encoding::Decoder
First Time appeared Actix
Actix actix-http
Actix actix-web
Weaknesses CWE-409
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-http:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Actix
Actix actix-http
Actix actix-web
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-409

    Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2026, 9:33 AM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2026, 11:11 PM
Status
Received
Published
Nov 13, 2026, 10:18 AM
Modified
Nov 13, 2026, 10:18 AM