open-source-security
Safeguard articles tagged "open-source-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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PHP object injection vulnerability landscape
Industry analysis of PHP object injection vulnerability trends, gadget chains, and real-world CVEs, plus how to find exploitable deserialization paths.
Packagist typosquatting report
A report on Packagist typosquatting campaigns targeting Composer/PHP packages, how attackers exploit install hooks, and how to detect them.
Most vulnerable PHP frameworks report
A data-driven look at CVEs across Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Yii2 & ThinkPHP reveals which PHP frameworks carry the most real-world exploitation risk.
Best open source project risk scoring tools
A practical buyer's guide comparing open source project risk scoring tools like OpenSSF Scorecard, Snyk, and Sonatype on signal quality and coverage.
Drupal module vulnerability trends
Contributed modules drive most Drupal risk today. Here's what the advisory trends show — and how reachability analysis changes triage.
Laravel security vulnerability trends
A data-driven look at recurring Laravel vulnerability patterns — debug-mode RCE, APP_KEY leaks, and Composer supply chain risk — and how to defend against them.
Cargo crate vulnerability trends report
RustSec advisories rose 38% year-over-year as crates.io passed 195,000 packages. A breakdown of where Cargo's supply-chain risk is concentrated in 2026.
Malicious Rust crates found on crates.io
Malicious crates keep surfacing on crates.io, from the rustdecimal typosquat to build-script payload attacks. Here's how the pattern works and how to defend against it.
Unsafe Rust code vulnerability patterns
RustSec advisories tied to unsafe code keep climbing. Here's how unsound FFI, transmute misuse, and unchecked indexing become real exploits.
Rust supply chain security landscape
Rust's crates.io has topped 170,000 packages and real attacks are following. Here's what's changed and how security teams should respond.
RustSec advisory database trend report
RustSec crossed 200 advisories by July 2026, revealing a shift from memory bugs to malicious typosquats, unsound "safe" APIs, and abandoned crates.
Typosquatting on crates.io report
Safeguard's research team scanned all of crates.io and flagged 312 likely typosquat candidates — here's what the data shows and how Rust teams should respond.