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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-28305

There is a use-after-free in the SQLite backend because the semantics of sqlite3_column_name are not followed.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.32%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in the diesel crate before 1.4.6 for Rust. There is a use-after-free in the SQLite backend because the semantics of sqlite3_column_name are not followed.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.32% probability · 71th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
diesel/diesel
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.32%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.