An inexperienced programmer is much more likely to make security-critical mistakes writing C or C++ than Rust anyway, even if they’re aware of the concept of un

An inexperienced programmer is much more likely to make security-critical mistakes writing C or C++ than Rust anyway, even if they’re aware of the concept of undefined behavior, so I think Rust still has an advantage in this case. You should avoid using security-critical tools written by people who don’t understand security, regardless of language.