# RUSTSEC-2026-0446: Request smuggling through malformed chunked request trailers

- Also known as: GHSA-2Q7F-MF9F-5QHR
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.20.2
- Published: 2026-11-06 · Updated: 2026-11-06

RUSTSEC-2026-0446 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects actix-http; fixed in 3.20.2.

## Summary

The actix-http library is affected by a request smuggling flaw in its HTTP/1 chunked decoder, which accepts a malformed bare line feed after the final chunk as the start of a trailer. An attacker can exploit the parsing difference, when an upstream proxy reuses connections, to sneak requests past access controls enforced by a proxy or web application firewall.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- actix-http (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0, fixed in 3.20.2

## Description

The HTTP/1 chunked decoder accepts a bare line feed after the final chunk as the start of a trailer instead of rejecting the malformed request. When an upstream proxy reuses a connection and either pipelines the requests or does not take steps to validate the chunked stream, the decoder can consume the next request's headers as trailer data. It can then parse that request's body as a new request. An attacker can use this difference in request parsing to bypass access controls enforced by a proxy or web application firewall. Upgrade to actix-http 3.20.2 or later.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on actix-http, upgrade to a fixed version (3.20.2) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is RUSTSEC-2026-0446 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/RUSTSEC-2026-0446

### Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2026-0446?

actix-http (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0 before 3.20.2.

Source: https://cve.now/RUSTSEC-2026-0446

### How do I fix RUSTSEC-2026-0446?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 3.20.2.

Source: https://cve.now/RUSTSEC-2026-0446

## Related

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## References

- https://crates.io/crates/actix-http
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0446.html
- https://github.com/actix/actix-web/commit/feed12e9ec59b39abe90590bf48ae6399ed45b56

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