rustsec-2026-0100
Vulnerability from osv_rustsec
Published
2026-04-13 12:00
Modified
2026-04-15 21:38
Summary
`pretty-changelog-logger` was removed from crates.io for malicious code
Details
pretty-changelog-logger contains a build script (build.rs) that acts as a loader/dropper for malicious payloads.
The malicious crate had 3 versions published on 2026-04-08 that had a total of 2239 downloads. There were no crates depending on this crate on crates.io.
Thanks to Socket.dev for detecting and reporting this to the crates.io team!
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
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{
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],
"cvss": null,
"informational": null
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
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"affects": {
"arch": [],
"functions": [],
"os": []
}
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "crates.io",
"name": "pretty-changelog-logger",
"purl": "pkg:cargo/pretty-changelog-logger"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"license": "CC0-1.0"
},
"details": "`pretty-changelog-logger` contains a build script (build.rs) that acts as a loader/dropper for malicious payloads.\n\nThe malicious crate had 3 versions published on 2026-04-08 that had a total of 2239 downloads. There were no crates depending on this crate on crates.io.\n\nThanks to [Socket.dev](https://socket.dev/) for detecting and reporting this to the crates.io team!",
"id": "RUSTSEC-2026-0100",
"modified": "2026-04-15T21:38:09Z",
"published": "2026-04-13T12:00:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://crates.io/crates/pretty-changelog-logger"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0100.html"
}
],
"related": [],
"severity": [],
"summary": "`pretty-changelog-logger` was removed from crates.io for malicious code"
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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