{"cve":"CVE-2023-38497","nvd":{"published":"2023-08-04T16:15:10.370","modified":"2026-06-17T06:10:34.340","status":"Modified","description":"Cargo downloads the Rust project’s dependencies and compiles the project. Cargo prior to version 0.72.2, bundled with Rust prior to version 1.71.1, did not respect the umask when extracting crate archives on UNIX-like systems. If the user downloaded a crate containing files writeable by any local user, another local user could exploit this to change the source code compiled and executed by the current user. To prevent existing cached extractions from being exploitable, the Cargo binary version 0.72.2 included in Rust 1.71.1 or later will purge caches generated by older Cargo versions automatically. As a workaround, configure one's system to prevent other local users from accessing the Cargo directory, usually located in `~/.cargo`.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.3},"cwes":["CWE-732","CWE-278"],"references":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask","https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/d78bbf4bde3c6b95caca7512f537c6f9721426ff","https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/12443","https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-j3xp-wfr4-hx87","https://github.com/rust-lang/wg-security-response/tree/main/patches/CVE-2023-38497"],"products":["fedoraproject:fedora","rust-lang:cargo"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:35.729974749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-38497","score":0.00702,"percentile":0.53264,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-j3xp-wfr4-hx87","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j3xp-wfr4-hx87","summary":"Cargo not respecting umask when extracting crate archives","modified":"2023-11-08T04:13:08.062181Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"crates.io","name":"cargo","purl":"pkg:cargo/cargo","ranges":["<0.72.2"],"fixed":["0.72.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}