An issue was discovered in the prost crate before 0.6.1 for Rust.
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-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 prost crate before 0.6.1 for Rust. There is stack consumption via a crafted message, causing a denial of service (e.g., x86) or possibly remote code execution (e.g., ARM).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03401 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed prost (crates.io): 0.6.1
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 |
| — | prost (crates.io) | before 0.6.1 | 0.6.1 | Patch available | GHSA-gv73-9mwv-fwgq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- prost (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.6.1 Fixed in 0.6.1 Patch available GHSA-gv73-9mwv-fwgq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:prost_project:prost:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | before 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | Prost Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:prost_project:prost:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Prost Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gv73-9mwv-fwgq prost (crates.io) Fixed in 0.6.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35858
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gv73-9mwv-fwgq
References
More Prost Project Prost vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-15869 An issue was discovered in the prost-types crate before 0.8.0 for Rust. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-35858 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35858 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gv73-9mwv-fwgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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