CVE-2026-72814CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-72814

published August 14, 2026

CVSS
6.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
6.3 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
6.3 · 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
EPSS
0.00469 · 39.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-08-14T16:16Z
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 AUG 11:35Z
    actix-web before 0.6.10 Information Disclosure via Files
    cvelistv5