An issue was discovered in the pancurses crate through 0.16.1 for Rust.
Priority LOW 35CWE-134Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the pancurses crate through 0.16.1 for Rust. printw and mvprintw have format string vulnerabilities.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01148 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pancurses (crates.io) | up to 0.16.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-m57c-4vvx-gjgq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pancurses (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 0.16.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-m57c-4vvx-gjgq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pancurses_project:pancurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.16.1 | Vulnerable | Pancurses Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:pancurses_project:pancurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.16.1 Vulnerable ·Pancurses Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15546
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m57c-4vvx-gjgq
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-15546 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15546 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m57c-4vvx-gjgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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