actix-files before 0.6.10 Denial of Service via empty Range header (CVE-2026-72813) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.9CVE-2026-72813

actix-files before 0.6.10 Denial of Service via empty Range header

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-72813 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in actix-files before 0.6.10 Denial of Service via empty Range header. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps actix/actix-web (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.

Published Aug 14, 2026Updated Aug 14, 2026Source checked Sep 29, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 14, 2026Material review Aug 14, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.9
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps actix/actix-web (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
actix/actix-webgeneric	>=0 <0.6.10	0.6.10

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for actix/actix-web.
Review the reported fix. Update actix/actix-web to 0.6.10 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 14, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.