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Malicious code in proton_pfff (crates.io)

Malware Published Jul 18, 2026 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 18, 2026

Package

cargo proton-pfff (Rust)

Affected versions

= 99.99.5

Patched versions

None

Description

Source: ossf-package-analysis (0aa190f5fe08b29ab6f7230c099bdc2a201b7d5212f434f9e44b2be1feba5de1)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'proton-pfff' @ 99.99.5 (crates.io) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Credit: OpenSSF (source)

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 18, 2026
Reviewed Jul 18, 2026
Last updated Jul 18, 2026

EPSS score

Weaknesses

Embedded Malicious Code

The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature. Learn more on MITRE.

GHSA ID

GHSA-2c45-qvwj-8jfx

Source code

No known source code
Improvements are not currently accepted on this advisory because this package is malware and has no patched versions. If there is something to change, please open an issue at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues.