{"id":"RUSTSEC-2026-0467","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"`top_level_crate` was removed from crates.io for malicious code","description":"`top_level_crate` attempted to send telemetry from the build environment to an\narbitrary URL.\n\nThe malicious crate had 1 version published on 2025-03-01, approximately 20\nmonths before removal, and had no evidence of actual usage. This crate had no\ndependencies on crates.io.\n\nThanks to [Bitbison](https://bitbison.io/) for the report.","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2026-11-06T12:00:00Z","modified":"2026-11-10T13:00:02Z","affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"crates.io","package":"top_level_crate","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0.0.0-0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://crates.io/crates/top_level_crate","tags":["package"]},{"url":"https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0467.html","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"RUSTSEC-2026-0467","title":"`top_level_crate` was removed from crates.io for malicious code","description":"`top_level_crate` attempted to send telemetry from the build environment to an\narbitrary URL.\n\nThe malicious crate had 1 version published on 2025-03-01, approximately 20\nmonths before removal, and had no evidence of actual usage. This crate had no\ndependencies on crates.io.\n\nThanks to [Bitbison](https://bitbison.io/) for the report.","status":"published","published":"2026-11-06T12:00:00Z","modified":"2026-11-10T13:00:02.904112949Z","updated_at":"2026-11-10T13:29:51.103746Z"}]}}