CVE-2026-73051

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 46.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-24.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-14 11:35Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-14 13:58Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-10

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-444Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

8b20f1811e22d4caa6dbe9368d7304895693d215622335573e4959cfacab325e

• github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-xhj4-vrgc-hr34)https://github.com/actix/actix-web/security/advisories/GHSA-xhj4-vrgc-hr34vendor-advisory
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: actix-http before 3.12.1 HTTP Request Smuggling via CL.TEhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/actix-http-before-http-request-smuggling-via-cl-tethird-party-advisory