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RUSTSEC-2026-0261 json

`aronenao` was removed from crates.io due to malicious code

published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago

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Summary

We identified that `aronenao` contained malicious code executed through a build script.

This crate had 11 versions, with the most recent one being published at 2026-08-18. The crate was removed from crates.io and the user account was locked.

This crate 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

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Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
crates.io aronenao
>=0.0.0-0
 no fix listed

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