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.
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| 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 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-web:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Actix
Actix actix-web |
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cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-14T11:35:26.816Z
Reserved: 2026-08-10T15:12:16.754Z
Link: CVE-2026-72814
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-14T12:16:44.387
Modified: 2026-08-14T12:16:44.387
Link: CVE-2026-72814
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-14T13:30:05Z
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