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TI-2018-15252 Aliases CVE-2018-25025GHSA-fgfm-hqjw-3265

An issue was discovered in the actix-web crate before 0.7.15 for Rust.

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the actix-web crate before 0.7.15 for Rust. It can unsoundly extend the lifetime of a string, leading to memory corruption.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01331 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed actix-web (crates.io): 0.7.19

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—actix-web (crates.io)before 0.7.190.7.19Patch availableGHSA-fgfm-hqjw-3265
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • actix-web (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.7.19 Fixed in 0.7.19 Patch available GHSA-fgfm-hqjw-3265

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-web:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*before 0.7.15Vulnerableactix
  • cpe:2.3:a:actix:actix-web:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.7.15 Vulnerable ·actix

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-fgfm-hqjw-3265 actix-web (crates.io) Fixed in 0.7.19 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25025
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgfm-hqjw-3265

References

  • TI-2018-15253 An issue was discovered in the actix-web crate before 0.7.15 for Rust. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-15251 An issue was discovered in the actix-web crate before 0.7.15 for Rust. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources