Security Digest · Critical advisory (no CVE assigned)
GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632: `finch_cli_rust` was removed from crates.io for malicious code
This attempts to typosquat the existing crate finchcli to steal credentials from local files.
GitHub-reviewed · critical
Should you act?
- Malicious code, not a bug. If any listed version was ever installed, assume the machine and every secret on it are compromised: remove it, rotate credentials, rebuild.
- Only if you depend on one of the packages below, directly or transitively, in a vulnerable version. Check your lockfile with
cargo audit. - No CVE has been assigned, so it will not appear in CVE-based scanners that ignore GitHub advisories.
npm audit,pip-auditand Dependabot do read GitHub advisories.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io (Rust) | finch_cli_rust | >= 0 | none listed |
Details
This attempts to typosquat the existing crate finchcli to steal credentials from local files.
The malicious crate had 1 version published on 2025-12-08 and had been downloaded 18 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!
Sources and references
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632 github.com
- rustsec.org rustsec.org
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