UnmaintainedRUSTSEC-2023-0040 · users
RUSTSEC-2023-0040: `users` crate is unmaintained
Short answerNot a bug report: users is no longer maintained, so future security issues will not be fixed. Plan to move to a maintained alternative.
| Crate | users |
|---|---|
| Type | Unmaintained |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | not applicable (the crate is unmaintained) |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2023-06-01 |
| Last changed | 2023-08-21 |
| 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-2023-0040"toignorein.cargo/audit.tomlordeny.toml, with a comment saying why. - Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i users.
Details from the advisory
The users crate hasn't seen any action since 2020-10-08. The developer seems MIA since.
Recommended alternatives
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/users
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0040.html
- Report: github.com/ogham/rust-users/issues/54
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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