An issue was discovered in the rust-embed crate before 6.3.0 for Rust.
Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the rust-embed crate before 6.3.0 for Rust. A ../ directory traversal can sometimes occur in debug mode.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01645 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed rust-embed (crates.io): 6.3.0
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 |
| — | rust-embed (crates.io) | before 6.3.0 | 6.3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-xrg3-hmf3-rvgw |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- rust-embed (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 6.3.0 Fixed in 6.3.0 Patch available GHSA-xrg3-hmf3-rvgw
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rust-embed_project:rust-embed:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | before 6.3.0 | Vulnerable | Rust-embed Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:rust-embed_project:rust-embed:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Rust-embed Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xrg3-hmf3-rvgw rust-embed (crates.io) Fixed in 6.3.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45712
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrg3-hmf3-rvgw
References
Exploit 2
Sources
- CVE-2021-45712 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-45712 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xrg3-hmf3-rvgw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-45712 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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