CVE-2025-2885: tough root metadata version is not checked for sequential versioning

CVE-2025-2885 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-03-28

tough root metadata version is not checked for sequential versioning

Technologies: tough (crates.io). Vendors: crates.io.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-2885 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-2885 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-2885?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 March 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
tough (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.20.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-2885?
Yes. tough (crates.io): upgrade to 0.20.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-2885?
Check whether you run tough (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

  • tough (crates.io): upgrade to 0.20.0 or later
    cargo update -p tough

Affected products

  • tough (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.20.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-2885
  • GHSA-5vmp-m5v2-hx47

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