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Unscored RUSTSEC-2025-0141

Bincode is unmaintained

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by RUSTSEC

Description

Due to a doxxing and harassment incident, the bincode team has taken the decision to cease development permanently.

The team considers version 1.3.3 a complete version of bincode that is not in need of any updates.

## Alternatives to consider

* [wincode](https://crates.io/crates/wincode)
* [postcard](https://crates.io/crates/postcard)
* [bitcode](https://crates.io/crates/bitcode)
* [rkyv](https://crates.io/crates/rkyv)

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
crates.io bincode >= 0.0.0-0 — RUSTSEC-2025-0141

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