---
id: CVE-2026-72813
title: >-
  actix-files before 0.6.10 contains a denial of service vulnerability triggered
  by an empty Range header in GET requests for static files
summary: >-
  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
  reque…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-248
  - CWE-617
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift Update Service
affected:
  - openshift_update_service
patched:
  - actix-files 0.6.10
published: '2026-08-14'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T20:02:50.260'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72813'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-gcqf-3g44-vc9p'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/actix-files-before-denial-of-service-via-empty-range-header
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-gcqf-3g44-vc9p'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-72813.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72813'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515998'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72813'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72813'
  - url: 'https://github.com/actix/actix-web'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/actix/actix-web/blob/0383f4bdd1210e726143ca1ebcf01169b67a4b6c/actix-files/src/named.rs#L530-L535
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - osv
  - rust
epss: 0.00491
epssPercentile: 0.39637
aliases:
  - GHSA-gcqf-3g44-vc9p
ecosystem: rust
cvssSource: vendor
ingestedAt: '2026-08-15T19:19:54.457Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-72813)

Affected packages:

- `actix-files < 0.6.10`

Patched in:

- `actix-files 0.6.10`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-gcqf-3g44-vc9p

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat OpenShift Update Service · no fix planned: Red Hat OpenShift Update Service · updated 2026-09-18 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-72813.json)