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CVE-2026-5223
medium
CVSS 5.3
Vulnerability in cargo (CVE-2026-5223)
Summary
vulnerability in cargo (CVE-2026-5223). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `0.97.0` or later.
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A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-5223** has been found in cargo.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: upgrade cargo to **0.97.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "cargo CVE-2026-5223" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-5223 (cargo) — CWE-61 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `0.97.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-61) exists in cargo.
📍 Affected scope
cargo — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **0.97.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'cargo' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'cargo' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `cargo` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade cargo to 0.97.0ステージング環境で 0.97.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
rust
cargo
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.97.0"}]}]
References
- patch 986d4109-89ea-491f-99fd-a8e4803919bd
- web https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/17031
- web https://groups.google.com/g/rustlang-security-announcements/c/IB74S7Yksg8
- web https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-jq42-7mfv-hm57
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5223
- web https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/25/cve-2026-5223
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jq42-7mfv-hm57