{"id":"GHSA-mh23-rw7f-v5pq","summary":"`time-sync` was removed from crates.io due to malicious code","details":"The `time-sync` crate attempted to exfiltrate `.env` files to a server that was in turn impersonating the legitimate `timeapi.io` service. This the same attack that we've seen three times in the last few days.\n\nThe malicious crate had 1 version published on 2026-03-04 approximately 50 minutes before removal and had no evidence of actual downloads. There were no crates depending on this crate on crates.io.","aliases":["RUSTSEC-2026-0036"],"modified":"2026-03-06T06:26:26.558032Z","published":"2026-03-05T21:15:45Z","database_specific":{"nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":[],"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-05T21:15:45Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0036.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"time-sync","ecosystem":"crates.io","purl":"pkg:cargo/time-sync"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-mh23-rw7f-v5pq/GHSA-mh23-rw7f-v5pq.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}