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Unscored RUSTSEC-2026-0262

`append-only-vec` 0.1.9 was removed from crates.io due to a malicious dependency

Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · Assigned by RUSTSEC

Description

A new version of the `append-only-vec` crate was published with a direct dependency
on `proc-macro1`, which would execute a malicious build script.

The compromised version of this crate was published on 2026-08-20, and was
removed approximately 107 minutes later.

The compromised crate version was used as part of a malware campaign targeted
at users of `arrayref`, which was downloaded 2,285 times before being removed;
see [the `arrayref` advisory][arrayref-advisory] for more detail.

[arrayref-advisory]: https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0260.html

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
crates.io append-only-vec >= 0.1.9, < 0.1.10-0 0.1.10-0 RUSTSEC-2026-0262

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