CVE-2020-25575: An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-25575?

failure: upgrade to newer than 0.1.8. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2020-25575 being exploited?

CVE-2020-25575 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2020-25575 affect?

CVE-2020-25575 affects failure. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust. It may introduce "compatibility hazards" in some applications, and has a type confusion flaw when downcasting. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no l

Q: How urgent is CVE-2020-25575?

Priority 66/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This week

CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2020-25575 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting failure. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust. It may introduce "compatibility hazards" in some applications, and has a type confusion flaw when downcasting. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: This may overlap CVE-2019-25010

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.9% (top 13%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-843
Published	2020-09-14
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: failure project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2020-09-14 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:06 UTCUpdated Record last modified

failure project failure UPGRADE

Affected: <= 0.1.8

Fixed in: newer than 0.1.8

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy failure || rpm -q failure || failure --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 0.1.8 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade failure

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade failure

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-25575?

failure: upgrade to newer than 0.1.8. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-25575 being exploited?

CVE-2020-25575 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-25575 affect?

CVE-2020-25575 affects failure. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 0.1.5 for Rust. It may introduce "compatibility hazards" in some applications, and has a type confusion flaw when downcasting. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no l

How urgent is CVE-2020-25575?

Priority 66/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Related CVEs

CVE-2019-25010 CRITICAL 9.8 UPGRADE An issue was discovered in the failure crate through 2019-11-13 for Rust

References

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