GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632/GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632
Aliases
Published
2026-02-12T22:10:47Z
Modified
2026-02-13T07:26:25Z
Summary
`finch_cli_rust` was removed from crates.io for malicious code
Details

This attempts to typosquat the existing crate finch_cli to steal credentials from local files.

The malicious crate had 1 version published on 2025-12-08 and had been downloaded 18 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!

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-506"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-02-12T22:10:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "CRITICAL"
}
References

Affected packages

crates.io / finch_cli_rust

Package

Name
finch_cli_rust
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Purl
pkg:cargo/finch_cli_rust

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632/GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632.json"