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Vulnerability CriticalRUSTSEC-2025-0151 · sha-rst
RUSTSEC-2025-0151: `sha-rst` was removed from crates.io for malicious code
Short answerA security vulnerability in the sha-rst crate: `sha-rst` was removed from crates.io for malicious code. GitHub rates it Critical. No fixed version: replace the crate or remove the affected code path.
| Crate | sha-rst |
|---|---|
| Type | Vulnerability (malicious) |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | none |
| Severity | Critical (GitHub rating) |
| Published | 2025-12-09 |
| Last changed | 2026-03-17 |
| Also known as | GHSA-vgr2-r5hm-f6gf |
What to do
- Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i sha-rst. - Avoid the affected API, or replace the crate.
Details from the advisory
This crate was used as a dependency by finch_cli_rust and finch-rst and contained a malware payload to exfiltrate credentials.
The malicious crate had 1 version published on 2025-12-08 and had been downloaded 22 times. Other than the other crates above that were part of the attack, no other crates depedended on this crate.
Thanks to Matthias Zepper of NGI Sweden for reporting this to the crates.io team!
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/sha-rst
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0151.html
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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