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Unscored RUSTSEC-2026-0280

`greentic-setup-dev` 1.3.34027618345 was removed from crates.io due to containing malicious code

Published Sep 7, 2026 · Updated Sep 7, 2026 · Assigned by RUSTSEC

Description

A new version of the `greentic-setup-dev` crate was published with a variant of
the PolinRider malware included that would fire when a project depending on
`greentic-setup-dev` was opened in Visual Studio Code.

One malicious version was published on 2026-09-06, approximately 27 hours
before removal. This crate has no dependencies on crates.io. We have no
evidence that this crate version was downloaded by any actual users, but
Greentic users should check their systems nonetheless.

Thanks to the Research Team at Nextron Systems GmbH for the report.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
crates.io greentic-setup-dev >= 1.3.34027618345, < 1.3.34027618346-0 1.3.34027618346-0 RUSTSEC-2026-0280

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