An issue was discovered in the ncurses crate through 5.99.0 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 ncurses crate through 5.99.0 for Rust. There are format string issues in printw functions because C format arguments are mishandled.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01236 69th 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 |
| — | ncurses (crates.io) | up to 5.101.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-32v7-ghpr-c8hg |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ncurses (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 5.101.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-32v7-ghpr-c8hg
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ncurses_project:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.99.0 | Vulnerable | Ncurses Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ncurses_project:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.99.0 Vulnerable ·Ncurses Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15547
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32v7-ghpr-c8hg
References
More Ncurses Project Ncurses vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-11648 An issue was discovered in the ncurses crate through 5.99.0 for Rust. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-15547 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15547 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32v7-ghpr-c8hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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