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GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632

`finch_cli_rust` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

Also known asRUSTSEC-2025-0152
Published
Feb 12, 2026
Updated
Feb 13, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
None yet
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
🦀finch_cli_rust

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Description

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!

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🦀crates.iofinch_cli_rustall versionsNo fix

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for finch_cli_rust. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Remediation status

    No patched version of finch_cli_rust has shipped for GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

This attempts to typosquat the existing crate [`finch_cli`](https://crates.io/crates/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](https://ngisweden.scilifelab.se/) for reporting this to the crates.io team!
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-6v2j-vr4h-f632 across crates.io dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.