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CVE-2021-38512

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-38512 describes an HTTP/1 request smuggling vulnerability (CWE-444) in the actix-http crate for Rust, affecting versions prior to 3.0.0-beta.9, as well as related Fedora packages. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, potentially leading to credential disclosure. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using affected versions should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-http:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-http:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:rust:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-http:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:rust:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-http:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:rust:*:*
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-http:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:rust:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0181 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: actix-httpFixed in: 2.2.1

Vendor Advisories (2)

rustGHSA-8928-2fgm-6x9xhigh

HTTP Request Smuggling in actix-http

Aug 25, 2021
redhatCVE-2021-38512Moderate

rust-actix-http: potential request smuggling capabilities due to lack of input validation

Jun 16, 2021

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/67URRW4K47SR6LNQB4YALPLGGQMQK7HO
raw.githubusercontent.com / rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/actix-http/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.md
ExploitThird Party Advisory
rustsec.org / advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0081.html
Third Party Advisory