Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-14
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title actix-web before 0.6.10 Information Disclosure via Files
First Time appeared Actix
Actix actix-web
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-web:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
Vendors & Products Actix
Actix actix-web
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-14T11:35:26.816Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T15:12:16.754Z

Link: CVE-2026-72814

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-14T12:16:44.387

Modified: 2026-08-14T12:16:44.387

Link: CVE-2026-72814

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T16:30:05Z

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