The Miniscript (aka rust-miniscript) library before 12.2.0 for Rust allows stack…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-674Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
The Miniscript (aka rust-miniscript) library before 12.2.0 for Rust allows stack consumption because it does not properly track tree depth.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00633 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed miniscript (crates.io): 12.2.0, 11.2.0, 10.2.0 +1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | miniscript (crates.io) | 12.0.0 to before 12.2.0 | 12.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x |
| — | miniscript (crates.io) | 11.0.0 to before 11.2.0 | 11.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x |
| — | miniscript (crates.io) | 10.0.0 to before 10.2.0 | 10.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x |
| — | miniscript (crates.io) | before 9.2.0 | 9.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- miniscript (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.2.0 Fixed in 12.2.0 Patch available GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x
- miniscript (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.2.0 Fixed in 11.2.0 Patch available GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x
- miniscript (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.2.0 Fixed in 10.2.0 Patch available GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x
- miniscript (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 9.2.0 Fixed in 9.2.0 Patch available GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rust-bitcoin:miniscript:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | before 12.2.0 | Vulnerable | Rust-bitcoin |
- cpe:2.3:a:rust-bitcoin:miniscript:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 12.2.0 Vulnerable ·Rust-bitcoin
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x miniscript (crates.io) Fixed in 12.2.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x miniscript (crates.io) Fixed in 11.2.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x miniscript (crates.io) Fixed in 10.2.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x miniscript (crates.io) Fixed in 9.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44073
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Patch 3
Other 6
- https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-miniscript/pull/712/files
- https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-miniscript/pull/713/files
- https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-miniscript/pull/714/files
- https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-miniscript/pull/715/files
- https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-miniscript/commit/5b0f5e3417f027a22b066debf825dbe6644b575b
- https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-miniscript/commit/8f54b5e3fb7129ed9fbed53f1cb9e6e62ea4c151
Sources
- CVE-2024-44073 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-44073 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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