CVE-2020-36463 — multiqueue
HIGHCVE-2020-36463 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) CWE-77 vulnerability in multiqueue. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
Data races in multiqueue
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2020-36463 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
multiqueueReal-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
Affected versions of multiqueue unconditionally implemented Send for types used in queue implementations (InnerSend<RW, T>, InnerRecv<RW, T>, FutInnerSend<RW, T>, FutInnerRecv<RW, T>). This allows users to send non-Send types to other threads, which can lead to data race bugs or other undefined behavior.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | multiqueue | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
multiqueuemultiqueue_projectResearch 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 multiqueue, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of multiqueue has shipped for CVE-2020-36463 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-36463 in your dependencies?
Find it across crates.io, including transitive dependencies.