What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-45712?

CVE-2021-45712 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-45712?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-45712. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-45712?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-45712. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Rust Embed CVE-2021-45712

HIGH

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2021-12-26 cve@mitre.org

Path Traversal Rust Embed

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 26, 2021 - 22:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 cargo packages depend on rust-embed (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 6.3.0.

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in the rust-embed crate before 6.3.0 for Rust. A ../ directory traversal can sometimes occur in debug mode.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in the rust-embed crate before 6.3.0 for Rust. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. An issue was discovered in the rust-embed crate before 6.3.0 for Rust. A ../ directory traversal can sometimes occur in debug mode. Affected products include: Rust-Embed Project Rust-Embed. Version information: before 6.3.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.