GitHub Advisoryadvisory · crates.io

GHSA-99j7-fhr2-xfj4 `exploration` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

CRITICAL Published 2026-07-10 Modified 2026-07-10 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
crates.io
Packages
exploration
Severity
Critical
Weaknesses
CWE-506
Reviewed
2026-07-10

Affected packages

• crates.io exploration: all versions (no fix yet)

Description

A method within the `exploration` crate attempted to download and execute a payload from a remote site. The malicious crate had 1 version published on 2026-06-02, approximately 1 hour before removal, and had no evidence of actual usage. This crate had no dependencies on crates.io. Rustsec to Kirill Boychenko from the Socket Threat Research Team for reporting this crate.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code weakness

References