Intel/AIKIDO-2026-705173
smartstring
AIKIDO-2026-705173
smartstring is vulnerable to Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components
Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components Pre-CVE Published Aug 12, 2026
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
50
Medium Risk
This Affects:
smartstring0.0.0 - *
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TL;DR
The smartstring crate is no longer maintained. Please migrate to an alternative crate.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using this package.
Background info
smartstring is vulnerable to Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components in all versions.
How to fix this
Remove any smartstring package from your application. Please take a look at compact_str or smol_str as an alternative.
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