HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2020-25575
CRITICAL

CVE-2020-25575

CWE-843Published: September 14, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust. It may introduce "compatibility hazards" in some applications, and has a type confusion flaw when downcasting. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: This may overlap CVE-2019-25010

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-25575 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

failure_project1 product(s)
failure
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/failure/issues/336
PATCHhttps://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/failure/issues/336
ADVISORYhttps://boats.gitlab.io/blog/post/failure-to-fehler/
ADVISORYhttps://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0036.html
ADVISORYhttps://boats.gitlab.io/blog/post/failure-to-fehler/
ADVISORYhttps://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0036.html

All References (6)

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https://boats.gitlab.io/blog/post/failure-to-fehler/Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/failure/issues/336Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0036.htmlVendor Advisory
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https://boats.gitlab.io/blog/post/failure-to-fehler/Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/failure/issues/336Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0036.htmlVendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2020-25575
CVSS Score9.8 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-843
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedSep 14, 2020

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2020-25575 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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