CVE-2020-35882 — rocket
HIGHCVE-2020-35882 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) CWE-362 vulnerability in rocket. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for rocket — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Data races in rocket
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2020-35882 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
rocketReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
The affected version of rocket contains a Clone trait implementation of LocalRequest that reuses the pointer to inner Request object. This causes data race in rare combinations of APIs if the original and the cloned objects are modified at the same time.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | rocket | ≥ 0.4.0&&< 0.4.5 | 0.4.5cargo update -p rocket --precise 0.4.5 |
Affected Products
rocketrocketResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for rocket, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update rocket to 0.4.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-35882 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-35882 in your dependencies?
Find it across crates.io, including transitive dependencies.