CVE-2020-36216 — eventio
MEDIUMCVE-2020-36216 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) CWE-662 vulnerability in eventio. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for eventio — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Data race in eventio
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2020-36216 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 384,993 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
eventioReal-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
Input<R> implements Send without requiring R: Send.
Affected versions of this crate allows users to send non-Send types to other threads, which can lead to undefined behavior such as data race and memory corruption.
The flaw was corrected in version 0.5.1 by adding R: Send bound to the Send impl of Input<R>.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | eventio | all versions | 0.5.1cargo update -p eventio --precise 0.5.1 |
Affected Products
eventiopetabiResearch 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 eventio, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update eventio to 0.5.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-36216 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Constrain what reaches the vulnerable code: limit the size and shape of untrusted input, isolate the affected component in a sandboxed or least-privileged process, and enable the platform's memory-safety mitigations (ASLR, stack protector, hardened allocator) so an out-of-bounds access is more likely to fail closed than to be exploitable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-36216 in your dependencies?
Find it across crates.io, including transitive dependencies.