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Vulnerability disclosure

Malicious registry crates can overwrite dependency source

CVE-2026-5223

Affected product
Cargo
Severity
Medium
CVSS
Not scored
Weakness
CWE-61
Published

Disclosure summary

CVE-2026-5223 is a medium-severity CWE-61 vulnerability in Cargo. Malicious registry crates can overwrite dependency source. Cantina reproduced the behavior, verified its security impact, and coordinated disclosure with the affected maintainer.

Verification standard

Cantina publishes a disclosure only after reproducing the behavior, validating its security impact, and coordinating remediation with the affected project.