Bug 2516003 (CVE-2026-73051)

Summary: CVE-2026-73051 actix-http: Actix-http: HTTP Request Smuggling via malformed HTTP/1.1 headers
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: dbosanac, jreimann, mdessi, mrizzi, pcattana, rekumar, rhel-process-autobot, vvoronko, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in actix-http. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to perform HTTP request smuggling. By sending specially crafted HTTP/1.1 requests that include both Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding: chunked headers, an attacker can desynchronize backend requests through a front-end intermediary. This desynchronization enables the attacker to smuggle malicious HTTP requests to the Actix service, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data manipulation.
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Bug Depends On: 2537325, 2537326    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-14 12:02:05 UTC
actix-http versions before 3.12.1 contain an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in the HTTP/1.1 parser that accepts requests with both Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding: chunked headers. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this through a front-end intermediary to desynchronize backend requests and smuggle malicious HTTP requests to the Actix service.