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CVE-2018-1000622: rust-lang rust Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2018-0318SUSE-RU-2019:0386-1SUSE-SU-2018:3357-1
Published 09-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1000622 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rust-lang rust. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6
OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2203-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2244-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2294-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11360-1SUSE-SU-2019:2439-1SUSE-SU-2019:2755-1

Timeline

  1. 09-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0.8 and 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag without the --plugin-path flag. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.27.1.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.82% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat19 products
  • rust-toolset-1.29< 0:1.29.2-1.el7
  • rust-toolset-1.29-build< 0:1.29.2-1.el7
  • rust-toolset-1.29-cargo< 0:1.29.0-1.el7
  • rust-toolset-1.29-cargo-doc< 0:1.29.0-1.el7
  • rust-toolset-1.29-cargo-vendor< 0:0.1.17-1.el7
Debian1 product
  • rustc< 1.27.1+dfsg1-1~exp1
Mageia1 product
  • rust< 1.27.1-1.1.mga6
Rust-lang1 product
  • rust≥ 0.8, ≤ 1.27.0
Suse1 product
  • rust&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15< 1.31.1-3.9.2 | < 1.24.1-3.6.1

5 vendors · 23 products

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