Semantic search client: Malicious code
Affects semantic-search-clientSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove semantic-search-client and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 18 Jul 2026, 19:25 UTC
Malicious package
Published to crates.io · OSV MAL-2026-3102
What to do
Remove semantic-search-client from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| crates.iosemantic-search-client | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: ghsa-malware (0dd56777fc9c2f0f311af228a914590aef7129d64e7a38aa3e861ff22e37b40c) ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (2495e4537e60cafc5bc13f96987b82749fce367078ee036e3e4fb4421b5bdf4c) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'semantic-search-client' @ 99.0.1 (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](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/a38ecee305c88a229e05893a0413264b62143ce2/osv/malicious/crates.io/semantic_search_client/MAL-2026-3102.json)) ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (2495e4537e60cafc5bc13f96987b82749fce367078ee036e3e4fb4421b5bdf4c) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'semantic-search-client' @ 99.0.1 (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.