---
id: MAL-2026-3102
aliases:
  - GHSA-jfw2-4jxj-8f9c
title: Malicious code in semantic_search_client (crates.io)
summary: Malicious code in semantic_search_client (crates.io)
severity: none
vendor: semantic-search-client
product: semantic-search-client
ecosystem: rust
affected:
  - semantic-search-client
published: '2026-04-27'
updated: '2026-07-18'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-3102'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfw2-4jxj-8f9c'
tags:
  - osv
  - rust
ingestedAt: '2026-07-18T19:01:59.481Z'
---

## Overview


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## 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.

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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.


## Affected packages

- `semantic-search-client`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.