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UnmaintainedRUSTSEC-2022-0056 · clipboard
RUSTSEC-2022-0056: clipboard is Unmaintained
Short answerNot a bug report: clipboard is no longer maintained, so future security issues will not be fixed. Plan to move to a maintained alternative.
| Crate | clipboard |
|---|---|
| Type | Unmaintained |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | not applicable (the crate is unmaintained) |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2022-06-25 |
| Last changed | 2022-09-24 |
| Also known as | none |
What to do
- Look for a maintained fork or alternative crate.
- If you cannot move yet, acknowledge it in your audit config so CI stays green while you plan: add
"RUSTSEC-2022-0056"toignorein.cargo/audit.tomlordeny.toml, with a comment saying why. - Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i clipboard.
Details from the advisory
Last release was almost 4 years ago and the repository with outstanding issues and pull requests seems to be abandoned by the maintainer.
In addition the sole maintainer account may be abandoned that may represent account takeover risk.
Current outstanding issues include vulnerable dependencies that all together may mean that security issues may not be addressed now or in the future.
Possible Alternative(s)
The below list has not been vetted in any way and may or may not contain alternatives;
arboardclipboard-win(Windows only)copy-pastax11-clipboard(Linux/BSD only)
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/clipboard
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2022-0056.html
- Report: github.com/aweinstock314/rust-clipboard/issues/91
- Report: github.com/aweinstock314/rust-clipboard/issues/90
From the RustSec Advisory Database (CC0-1.0) via the OSV export, downloaded Oct 24, 2026. Severity score computed from the published CVSS vector.
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