# CVE-2023-38497: Cargo not respecting umask when extracting crate archives

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-38497-cargo-not-respecting-umask-when-extracting-crate-archives  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-38497 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-03

Cargo not respecting umask when extracting crate archives

Technologies: [cargo (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-cargo). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-38497 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-38497 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-38497?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** cargo (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.72.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-38497?** Yes. cargo (crates.io): upgrade to 0.72.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-38497?** Check whether you run cargo (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- cargo (crates.io): upgrade to 0.72.2 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p cargo
  ```


## Affected products

- cargo (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.72.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-38497
- GHSA-j3xp-wfr4-hx87

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