CVE-2026-128242
actix-http before 3.20.1 and actix-web before 4.18.2 Decompression Bomb DoS via encoding::Decoder
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2026, 10:18 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 13, 2026, 10:18 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update actix-http to version 3.20.1 or later.
- Update actix-web to version 4.18.2 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-128242.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-128242 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-128242
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2026-128242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2026-128242 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-409 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/128xxx/CVE-2026-128242.json">CVE-2026-128242</a> Added Reference https://github.com/actix/actix-web Added Reference https://github.com/actix/actix-web/blob/actix-http-v3.20.0/actix-http/src/encoding/decoder.rs#L239-L301 Added Reference https://github.com/actix/actix-web/commit/0d0be61bd757027bfcecbc53df1b7a600f21ecd0 Added Reference https://github.com/actix/actix-web/commit/41b54d23ea04f66758c15de7e4ab18325cd25280 Added Reference https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/actix-http-v3.20.1 Added Reference https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/actix-web-v4.18.2 Added Reference https://github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-qph8-7859-gq2f Added Reference https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0448.html Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/actix-http-before-3.20.1-and-actix-web-before-4.18.2-decompression-bomb-dos-via-encoding-decoder