An issue was discovered in the tiny_future crate before 0.4.0 for Rust.
Priority LOW 37CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the tiny_future crate before 0.4.0 for Rust. Future<T> does not have bounds on its Send and Sync traits.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00766 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed tiny_future (crates.io): 0.4.0
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 |
| — | tiny_future (crates.io) | before 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-fg42-vwxx-xx5j |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- tiny_future (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.4.0 Fixed in 0.4.0 Patch available GHSA-fg42-vwxx-xx5j
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tiny_future_project:tiny_future:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | before 0.4.0 | Vulnerable | Tiny Future Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:tiny_future_project:tiny_future:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·Tiny Future Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fg42-vwxx-xx5j tiny_future (crates.io) Fixed in 0.4.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36438
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg42-vwxx-xx5j
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2020-36438 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36438 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fg42-vwxx-xx5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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