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finch-rst was removed from crates.io for malicious code

GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j

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Affected packages

  • crates.io finch-rst

    Affected
    every version
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
not scored
EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

This attempts to typosquat the existing crate finch to steal credentials from local files. The malicious crate had 1 version published on 2025-12-08 and had been downloaded 21 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!

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  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j

Advisory: `finch-rst` was removed from crates.io for malicious code
IDs: GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-xp79-9mxw-878j (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:39 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- crates.io finch-rst: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- crates.io finch-rst: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on finch-rst.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j lists affected ranges: crates.io finch-rst >=0)

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