---
id: CVE-2026-72814
title: >-
  The actix-files crate (actix_files) before version 0.6.10 contains an
  information exposure vulnerability
summary: >-
  The actix-files crate (actix_files) before version 0.6.10 contains an
  information exposure vulnerability. When a non-existing folder is passed as
  the serve_from argument to Files::new(), the mount path defaults to an empty
  path; the serv…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
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-2026-72814'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-8v2v-wjwg-vx6r'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/actix-web-before-information-disclosure-via-files
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-8v2v-wjwg-vx6r'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-72814.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72814'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515979'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72814'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72814'
  - url: 'https://github.com/actix/actix-web'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/actix/actix-web/blob/fba766b4beb92278665d58815c94d336015225c5/actix-files/src/files.rs#L104
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/actix/actix-web/blob/fba766b4beb92278665d58815c94d336015225c5/actix-files/src/files.rs#L38
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/actix/actix-web/blob/fba766b4beb92278665d58815c94d336015225c5/actix-files/src/files.rs#L98
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/actix/actix-web/blob/fba766b4beb92278665d58815c94d336015225c5/actix-files/src/service.rs#L136
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - osv
  - rust
epss: 0.00469
epssPercentile: 0.3794
aliases:
  - GHSA-8v2v-wjwg-vx6r
ecosystem: rust
cvssSource: vendor
ingestedAt: '2026-08-15T19:19:54.372Z'
---

## Overview

The actix-files crate (actix_files) before version 0.6.10 contains an information exposure vulnerability. When a non-existing folder is passed as the serve_from argument to Files::new(), the mount path defaults to an empty path; the service then joins the request path with this empty path and canonicalizes it, causing Rust to resolve it as a relative path. As a result, an attacker can request paths that resolve relative to the application's working directory and access unintended files.

## Remediation

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

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-72814)

Affected packages:

- `actix-files < 0.6.10`

Patched in:

- `actix-files 0.6.10`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8v2v-wjwg-vx6r

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · 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-2026-72814.json)