An issue was discovered in the image crate before 0.23.12 for Rust.
Priority LOW 25CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the image crate before 0.23.12 for Rust. A Mutable reference has immutable provenance. (In the case of LLVM, the IR may be always correct.)
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00389 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed image (crates.io): 0.23.12
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 |
| — | image (crates.io) | before 0.23.12 | 0.23.12 | Patch available | GHSA-9wgh-vjj7-7433 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- image (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.23.12 Fixed in 0.23.12 Patch available GHSA-9wgh-vjj7-7433
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9wgh-vjj7-7433 image (crates.io) Fixed in 0.23.12 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35916
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wgh-vjj7-7433
References
More Image-rs Image vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12125 An issue was discovered in the image crate before 0.21.3 for Rust, affecting the HDR… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-35916 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35916 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wgh-vjj7-7433 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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