CVE-2026-68510

bit-vec: unsoundness arising with `deserialize` then `get_unchecked`

  • Medium 6.9

Description

bit-vec is a compact vector of bits. Prior to version 0.10.0, there is undefined behavior if a user performs deserialize from an untrusted source and unsafe get_unchecked. A user of this library may be impacted by incorrect behavior if they perform deserialize from an untrusted source and run operations on the deserialized BitVec. This issue has been patched in version 0.10.0.

Key facts

Published
13 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
GitHub_M
EPSS
0.263% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 18.212% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Severity scores

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  • 6.9CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Historical context and remediation

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
contain-rsbit-vec
  • < 0.10.0 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

References