External Control of File Name or Path Affecting rattler package, versions <0.43.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-RATTLER-17661107
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed1 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-47425  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade rattler to version 0.43.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path via improper validation of the command field in the entry-point installation process. An attacker can write files outside the intended installation directory or overwrite existing files by supplying specially crafted entry-point names containing sequences such as .., /, \, or absolute paths.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1