High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-41149
CVE-2021-41149
Description
Tough provides a set of Rust libraries and tools for using and generating the update framework (TUF) repositories. The tough library, prior to 0.12.0, does not properly sanitize target names when caching a repository, or when saving specific targets to an output directory. When targets are cached or saved, files could be overwritten with arbitrary content anywhere on the system. A fix is available in version 0.12.0. No workarounds to this issue are known.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
toughcrates.io | < 0.12.0 | 0.12.0 |
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/awslabs/tough/commit/1809b9bd1106d78a51fbea3071aa97a3530bac9anvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3r5-q6mj-m485ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-x3r5-q6mj-m485nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41149ghsaADVISORY
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