CVE-2021-41149 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the 'tough' Rust library, specifically versions prior to 0.12.0, which is used in products like Amazon Tough. The flaw stems from improper sanitization of target names during repository caching or target saving, allowing an authenticated attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with arbitrary content. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on integrity and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, a fix is available in version 0.12.0, and no workarounds are known.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:tough:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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