finch-rst was removed from crates.io for malicious code
This attempts to typosquat the existing crate [finch](https://crates.io/crates/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](https://ngisweden.scilifelab.se/) for reporting this to the crates.io team!
GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j is classified as CWE-506: Embedded Malicious Code. The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.
GHSA-xp79-9mxw-878j is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 12 February 2026 and last revised on 13 February 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
finch-rst has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-506: Embedded Malicious Code) in other software:
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Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| finch-rst | — | — |
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