Rust advisories / libsecp256k1
UnmaintainedRUSTSEC-2025-0161 · libsecp256k1
RUSTSEC-2025-0161: libsecp256k1 is unmaintained
Short answerNot a bug report: libsecp256k1 is no longer maintained, so future security issues will not be fixed. Plan to move to a maintained alternative.
| Crate | libsecp256k1 |
|---|---|
| Type | Unmaintained |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | not applicable (the crate is unmaintained) |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2025-01-14 |
| Last changed | 2026-04-14 |
| 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-2025-0161"toignorein.cargo/audit.tomlordeny.toml, with a comment saying why. - Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i libsecp256k1.
Details from the advisory
The maintainers recommend using k256 instead.
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/libsecp256k1
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0161.html
- Web: github.com/paritytech/libsecp256k1/pull/159
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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