rust-dependencies
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jul 27, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
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- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The example file
examples/golden-deps/Cargo.lockcontains a poisoned dependency graph. The entry for the standardserde_jsoncrate (version 1.0.151) has been modified to include an additional dependency,zmij(version 1.0.23), which is not part of the official crate. A similar pattern is seen withserde_core. This represents a lockfile-poisoning supply-chain attack vector. Although found in an example directory, the skill explicitly refers to this as an 'audited dep set' inSKILL.md, which may lead users to adopt these files and inadvertently execute untrusted code during acargo buildorcargo testoperation. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill provides instructions for installing well-known security tools like
cargo-denyandcargo-auditfrom the official Crates.io registry. It also references the officialrustsec/advisory-dbon GitHub. These are recognized, trusted services within the Rust ecosystem. - [SAFE]: The skill follows security best practices regarding credential management for private registries. It correctly advises users to manage tokens via environment variables or local
credentials.tomlfiles and explicitly warns against committing these secrets to version control systems.
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