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Unscored RUSTSEC-2026-0100

`pretty-changelog-logger` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

Published Apr 13, 2026 · Updated Apr 15, 2026 · Assigned by RUSTSEC

Description

`pretty-changelog-logger` contains a build script (build.rs) that acts as a loader/dropper for malicious payloads.

The malicious crate had 3 versions published on 2026-04-08 that had a total of 2239 downloads. There were no crates depending on this crate on crates.io.

Thanks to [Socket.dev](https://socket.dev/) for detecting and reporting this to the crates.io team!

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
crates.io pretty-changelog-logger >= 0.0.0-0 — RUSTSEC-2026-0100

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