- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 0.1.3
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.1.3.
- Last modified
- Whether it needs action now or is a reference record, by fixed rules, with why. Last checked is when cve.now last re-read it.What do these mean? →
- Reference
- Last checked
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 10/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
The ref-swap package has incorrect variance in its RefSwap and OptionRefSwap types, and OptionRefSwap::into_inner does not check for null. Because of these flaws, safe code can trigger undefined behavior, possibly a use-after-free.
Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.
Read the original description
The variance of RefSwap and OptionRefSwap were incorrect, possibly allowing use-after-free.
OptionRefSwap::into_inner did not check for null.
The fix is to make RefSwap and OptionRefSwap invariant, and to change OptionRefSwap::into_inner to return an option. It is available in version 0.1.3. If your project still compiles with 0.1.3 then it is not affected by the unsoundness on version 0.1.2
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
- Reach10/20Affects crates.io packages
- Severity?/10Unknown. No CVSS score or vendor rating
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 65 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 60 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 32 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.1.3.
Check your systems with an agent
Paste this into a coding or ops agent. It checks your systems read-only and reports a table per asset.
Check whether my systems are affected by RUSTSEC-2026-0528 (UB can be reached from safe code), using the cve.now data below.
Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.
What cve.now has for RUSTSEC-2026-0528 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- crates.io package ref-swap: from 0.0.0-0, fixed in 0.1.3
Fixed versions: 0.1.3.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: RUSTSEC-2026-0528 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for RUSTSEC-2026-0528 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.
How to check:
- Packages (crates.io): find every lockfile in each project and run the stack.check operation of the cve.now MCP server (execute) on each one. Compare the resolved versions, not the ranges a manifest declares, with the affected versions above. Include transitive dependencies.
Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0528.html
- https://crates.io/crates/ref-swap
- https://github.com/Nitrokey/ref-swap/releases/tag/v0.1.3
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.
Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.
Entry: https://cve.now/RUSTSEC-2026-0528
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "RUSTSEC-2026-0528"}.Timeline
- Advisory published1 day
- Record last updated
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- ref-swapcrates.io
From 0.0.0-0 · fixed in 0.1.3
Evidence 3
Other links · 3
- Advisory
- Repository
- Link
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about RUSTSEC-2026-0528
Is RUSTSEC-2026-0528 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2026-0528?
ref-swap (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0 before 0.1.3.Source: cve.now feed data
How do I fix RUSTSEC-2026-0528?
Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.1.3.Source: cve.now feed data