{"id":"RUSTSEC-2026-0281","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"`greentic-setup` 1.3.1-dev.34027618345 was removed from crates.io due to containing malicious code","description":"A new version of the `greentic-setup` crate was published with a variant\nof the PolinRider malware included that would fire when a project\ndepending on `greentic-setup` was opened in Visual Studio Code.\n\nOne malicious version was published on 2026-09-06, approximately 27 hours\nbefore removal. This crate is depended on by four other crates in the\nGreentic ecosystem, namely `greentic-start`, `greentic-start-dev`,\n`greentic-operator`, and `greentic-operator-dev`. We have no evidence that this\ncrate version was downloaded by any actual users, but Greentic users should\ncheck their systems nonetheless.\n\nThanks to the Research Team at Nextron Systems GmbH for the report.","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2026-09-07T12:00:00Z","modified":"2026-09-07T18:23:30Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"crates.io","package":"greentic-setup","fixed_in":["1.3.1-dev.34027618345.0"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"crates.io","package":"greentic-setup","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.3.1-dev.34027618345"},{"fixed":"1.3.1-dev.34027618345.0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://crates.io/crates/greentic-setup","tags":["package"]},{"url":"https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0281.html","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"RUSTSEC-2026-0281","title":"`greentic-setup` 1.3.1-dev.34027618345 was removed from crates.io due to containing malicious code","description":"A new version of the `greentic-setup` crate was published with a variant\nof the PolinRider malware included that would fire when a project\ndepending on `greentic-setup` was opened in Visual Studio Code.\n\nOne malicious version was published on 2026-09-06, approximately 27 hours\nbefore removal. This crate is depended on by four other crates in the\nGreentic ecosystem, namely `greentic-start`, `greentic-start-dev`,\n`greentic-operator`, and `greentic-operator-dev`. We have no evidence that this\ncrate version was downloaded by any actual users, but Greentic users should\ncheck their systems nonetheless.\n\nThanks to the Research Team at Nextron Systems GmbH for the report.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-07T12:00:00Z","modified":"2026-09-07T18:23:30.834474167Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:40.430679Z"}]}}