---
id: RUSTSEC-2026-0283
title: clear_on_drop is unmaintained
summary: clear_on_drop is unmaintained
severity: none
vendor: clear_on_drop
product: clear_on_drop
ecosystem: rust
affected:
  - clear_on_drop >= 0.0.0-0
published: '2026-09-13'
updated: '2026-09-13'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-13T20:15:02.837061662Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/RUSTSEC-2026-0283'
references:
  - url: 'https://crates.io/crates/clear_on_drop'
  - url: 'https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0283.html'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cesarb/clear_on_drop/commit/5916d6260acbad8a34290dba137f39963f13f467
tags:
  - osv
  - rust
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T03:14:44.007Z'
---

## Overview

This crate is no longer maintained. Use the [zeroize](https://crates.io/crates/zeroize) crate instead.

* Instead of `ClearOnDrop`, use `Zeroizing`
* Instead of `clear_stack`, use `zeroize_stack`

## Affected packages

- `clear_on_drop >= 0.0.0-0`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.