What is CVE-2022-21658?

CVE-2022-21658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rust-lang Rust, classified under Race Condition Enabling Link Following. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-21658?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-21658 known to be exploited?

22 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Rust-lang Rust

CVE-2022-21658

Rust is a multi-paradigm, general-purpose programming language designed for performance and safety, especially safe concurrency. The Rust Security Response WG was notified that the `std::fs::remove_dir_all` standard library function is vul…

EPSS: 0.009 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Rust-lang Rust — versions < 1.58.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21658?: CVE-2022-21658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rust-lang Rust, classified under Race Condition Enabling Link Following. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-21658?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-21658 known to be exploited?: 22 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.