GHSA-XP79-9MXW-878J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-12 22:10 – Updated: 2026-02-12 22:10
VLAI?
Summary
`finch-rst` was removed from crates.io for malicious code
Details
This attempts to typosquat the existing crate finch to steal credentials from local files.
The malicious crate had 1 version published on 2025-12-08 and had been downloaded 21 times. There were no crates depending on this crate on crates.io.
Thanks to Matthias Zepper of NGI Sweden for reporting this to the crates.io team!
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "crates.io",
"name": "finch-rst"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-506"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-12T22:10:23Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "This attempts to typosquat the existing crate [`finch`](https://crates.io/crates/finch) to steal credentials from local files.\n\nThe malicious crate had 1 version published on 2025-12-08 and had been downloaded 21 times. There were no crates depending on this crate on crates.io.\n\nThanks to Matthias Zepper of [NGI Sweden](https://ngisweden.scilifelab.se/) for reporting this to the crates.io team!",
"id": "GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j",
"modified": "2026-02-12T22:10:23Z",
"published": "2026-02-12T22:10:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0150.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "`finch-rst` was removed from crates.io for malicious code"
}
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Sightings
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