Malicious Package Affecting win-crypto package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-WINCRYPTO-15798207
  • published28 Mar 2026
  • disclosed15 Nov 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Nov 2023

Malicious CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-506  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Avoid using all malicious instances of the win-crypto package.

Overview

win-crypto is a malicious package. through the execution of arbitrary code embedded in the crate. An attacker can achieve remote code execution by tricking users into installing and running the malicious package.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1